The Brussels-based portal "Politico" commented on yesterday's inauguration of the new president, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, saying that even during the ceremonial act in the Parliament, by not using the constitutional name, it caused a debate with neighboring Greece and numerous reactions from Athens.
The newly elected nationalist president of North Macedonia, even before she was sworn in on Sunday, sparked a diplomatic row with neighboring Greece, Politico reports.
Politico reports that during the swearing-in ceremony in Parliament, Siljanovska Davkova, who she said is her country's first female president, called her country Macedonia instead of its constitutional name North Macedonia.
The ambassador of Greece in Skopje, Sofia Filipidou, immediately left the inauguration ceremony in protest, the portal writes, adding that the right-wing party OBRM-PDUKM, whose candidate for president was Siljanovska-Davkova and which also won the elections last parliamentary session last week, rejects the 2018 Agreement, which stipulates that the country should not be called Macedonia.
According to the historical agreement of Prespa, the article states, the name and the Constitution of the country have been changed, enabling North Macedonia to enter NATO in 2020 and start the EU membership process.
According to the portal, the return of OBRM-PDUKM to power after seven years, after great victories in last week's parliamentary and presidential elections, is expected to further complicate relations with Greece and Bulgaria, as well as the country's EU membership./Telegraph/
