Macedonia votes on new name
Macedonians went to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether to re-name their country North Macedonia in a bid to settle a long-running row with Greece and unlock its path to Nato and European Union membership.
Macedonia has struggled for recognition of its name since its birth in 1991 when the landlocked country declared independence from Yugoslavia.
Athens protested immediately, accusing Skopje of stealing the name of its own northern province, also called Macedonia. The dispute stretches back nearly three decades, with both countries claiming links to Alexander the Great's ancient empire of Macedon.
