30-09-2018 20:54 via yahoo.com

Macedonia expected to support new name, but low turnout

Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev voiced confidence that those who voted in Sunday's national referendum have accepted the plan to rename the country and thereby end a decades-long spat with Greece."I think the huge majority of the citizens who voted have chosen the European path for Macedonia," the social-democrat leader said, stopping short to explicitly announce the victory of the 'yes' camp at a press conference held an hour after the polls closed at 7:00 pm (1700 GMT).Two-thirds of vote
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