Izvor: N1 televizija, 26.Jun.2018, 11:13 (ažurirano 02.Apr.2020.)
Macedonia PM sure name deal will pass referendum
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expressed confidence on Monday that the Skoplje-Athens name agreement would be approved at a referendum but warned that he would resign if it did not.
“Yes, I will step down if the referendum in Macedonia does not succeed but I am very sure that it will. I expect huge support and a serious percentage (of support) of 77 to 85 percent, in line with the percentage of people who said they want to join the European Union and NATO,” Zaev told >> Pročitaj celu vest na sajtu N1 televizija << Jedan TV.
“The decision is simple, the road to the EU and NATO is a one-way street,” the Macedonian Prime Minister said, adding that the ruling coalition has not come up with a referendum question yet but expressing confidence that the decision on the country’s new name will be linked to accession to the EU and NATO.
The Prime Ministers of Greece and Macedonia, Alexis Tsipras and Zaev signed the agreement to change the name of the former Yugoslav republic to North Macedonia at a ceremony on the Greek shores of Lake Prespa on June 17.
