Prespa Agreement

Tsipras criticised the government, noting that, 'Greece must monitor much more intensely the implementation of the Prespa Agreement and must ratify as soon as possible the pending to memorandums.'

Mitsotakis has said that if he is elected Prime Minister he will honour the agreement but that he will work to improve certain provisions in their implementation.

Mitsotakis’ choice of Thessaloniki to wrap up his campaign was linked to his staunch opposition to the Greece-North Macedonia Prespa Agreement, which is extremely unpopular and a vote-getter there.

The poll shows that in the 13 prefectures of the region of Macedonia SYRIZA is trailing New Democracy by a whopping 14.3 percentage points, largely due to the hugely unpopular Prespa Agreement.

The permanent representatives of the 29 Nato member-states today signed the Accession Protocol for Macedonia.

Zaev said that he negotiated with Greece without the ethnic identity of Macedonians who speak Macedonian and have their own tradition and history being disputed.

The report espouses the view of New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis that Skopje’s EU candidacy can be used to ensure proper implementation of the Prespa Accord.

'I did not hesitate to disagree even openly with our large European partners, including Angela Merkel,' Mitsotakis told Parliament

Mr. Tsipras went through fire and water in his effort to pass the agreement. The weight proved to be very great and it will certainly haunt the government for some time, or perhaps forever.

'We believe that in light of recent developments efforts in this respect [North Macedonia's EU course] should be strengthened,' said a Commission spokesperson.

The PM said the Prespa Accord is a victory for the forces that do not intend to leave the future of the two peoples to the exploiters of patriotism, merchants of hate.

The composer claims that the government is transforming Greece into an American base against Russia, with which he says Greece always had brotherly ties.

The ideology and complexes that guide ministers and cadres do not permit the necessary leap forward. They reward inertia.

This protracted electoral climate is bad for the economy. In a fluid domestic and international environment one can easily be confronted once again by unforeseeable events.

The centre-left Movement for Change places third with 8.8 percent, followed by the Greek Communist Party (KKE) with 7.4 percent - essentially tied with far right Golden Dawn with 7.2 percent.

It is clear from the discussions that the representatives of the creditors will be more demanding this time around than in their first post-bailout evaluation.

As it did in 2015, the government is fueling populism, opportunistic demagoguery, and the collapse of all ethical and ideological limits.

In order to allay any fears by opposition parties and MPs that the government intends to ram the agreement through Parliament with a fast-track procedure, the government is preparing a brief information campaign and a televised debate.

After the vote, Tsipras said on national television that he intends to complete his term, which would mean holding the general election in October, 2019.

Nearly 70 percent (69.6%) of those polled said they oppose the Prespa Agreement, but 26.5 percent, believe that the Greece-FYROM naming accord is in Greece's interest.