Macedonian President to Veto Name Deal with Greece

Macedonia's President Gjorge Ivanov says an agreement reached Tuesday with Greece to change his country's name is detrimental for the Republic of Macedonia and that he would not sign it into law. In a televised national address, Ivanov said the agreement reached between Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras violates constitutional law. The deal called for Macedonia to be renamed as the Republic of North Macedonia. "The government did...

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