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Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote over Macedonia name deal
Source: BBC
Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote over Macedonia name deal
17 June 2018
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has survived a no-confidence vote over the deal his government made to settle a name dispute with Macedonia.
It was tabled by the country's main opposition party, New Democracy, but was rejected by a margin of 153-127.
The result paves the way for an historic signing ceremony on Sunday.
Mr Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev have agreed that Greece's neighbour will be renamed the Republic of North Macedonia.
The aim of the deal was to distinguish it from a province in northern Greece also called Macedonia.
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17 June 2018
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has survived a no-confidence vote over the deal his government made to settle a name dispute with Macedonia.
It was tabled by the country's main opposition party, New Democracy, but was rejected by a margin of 153-127.
The result paves the way for an historic signing ceremony on Sunday.
Mr Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev have agreed that Greece's neighbour will be renamed the Republic of North Macedonia.
The aim of the deal was to distinguish it from a province in northern Greece also called Macedonia.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44509996
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