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Macedonia MPs back name deal in initial vote
By EUobserver
Eighty out of 120 MPs in Macedonia voted to change the country's name to Northern Macedonia on Friday. The vote was the first in a series needed to ratify the name-change deal with Greece that could unlock Macedonia's Nato and EU bids. It comes despite the fact a recent Macedonian referendum on the matter failed due to low turnout. "Today is a historic day," Macedonian prime minister Zoran Zaev said.