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Merkel calls on Macedonians to vote in name referendum
By EUobserver
German chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Macedonian people to "seize" the chance to vote in a referendum on a name depute with Greece later this month. "This is a historic chance that a generation has only once. Don't stay at home: seize the democratic opportunity," she said in Skopje Saturday. Adoption of the new name, "Northern Macedonia', could unlock the Balkan country's EU and Nato bids.