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In the Greek capital of Athens, on Sunday, January 20 more than 100,000 people disputed against an agreement with Macedonia on its name change.

According to Ekathimerini, the center of the demonstration that began around

Local authorities, as well as churches and monasteries, rented dozens of buses in the regions to bring people from all over the country. country in the capital.

groups of civilians stepped up their campaign on social networks to attract as many protesters as possible "

Many protesters showed posters" Macedonia is not for sale "," Macedonia is Greece ", demanding the president of this country to hold a referendum on this issue.

Meanwhile, the action was not made without provocations and collisions with forces of the order. Although the Athenian police, according to Deutsche Welle, called the demonstration peaceful, its employees were forced to resort to means of protection of the order.

Protesters from the ranks of the nationalists tried to break into the walls of Parliament, thrown to the ground. and bottles with a flammable mixture. Police in response used pepper gas and batons.

Protesters' Follow-up At Least Ten Wounded Officers, Protothema.

Copies responded to the acts of a group of radical-minded protesters with the aid of tear gas, while they were throwing stones, painting and other objects inside

Police also reported that Athens had arrived in total to 326 buses from other parts of Greece, while organizers in announced about 3,000.

It should be noted that the crowd in the street responded to calls from nationalist forces right, because on Monday, January 21, the Greek Parliament will begin to debate e of the draft law on the ratification of the agreement signed in the summer of 2018 concerning the name change of the Republic of Macedonia in the Republic of Macedonia of the North. . Niya

signed by the Prime Minister of Greece 18 January 2019. It is expected that it will be d & # 39; first discussed in the defense and foreign policy committees of parliament, namely that the vote will take place on 25 January.

Earlier, the Macedonian Parliament had ratified the Change of Country Convention by majority, while Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zayev had expressed the hope that the document would be ratified by the Greek side, after which the agreement would enter into force. force. ness.

want to rename the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of Northern Macedonia in order to open the country's way to join the EU and NATO. The dispute with Greece on this subject has been taking place since 1991, the latter having to the north its province of the same name, famous for the conquest of Alexander of Macedonia.

The protesters say that the new name of Macedonia is an attempt to attribute the identity and cultural heritage of Greece.

According to OBOZREVATEL, the first referendum in Macedonia on the change of name of the country was not recognized, only a third of the population having participated.

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