Greek PM Faces Domestic Backlash Over Macedonia Name Deal

Greek PM Faces Domestic Backlash Over Macedonia Name Deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addresses the nation from his office in Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, June 12, 2018. Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister's Office/Handout via Reuters
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ATHENS—Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced accusations on Wednesday from opposition politicians and media that he had surrendered part of Greece’s national identity by striking a deal with neighboring Macedonia to settle a long-running name dispute.

Under the accord, announced by Athens and Skopje on Tuesday, the Balkan state officially known at the United Nations as “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” would henceforth be called the “Republic of Northern Macedonia.”