Nation’s new name becomes North Macedonia election issue

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The renaming of Balkan country Macedonia this year has emerged as a hot issue in North Macedonia’s upcoming presidential election.
Center-left candidate Stevo Pendarovski defended the name change at a campaign rally in the capital of Skopje on Sunday. He reminded the rally crowd that it was part of a deal with Greece that paves the way for NATO membership.
Conservative candidate Siljanovska Davkova blamed the current government for the “painful&rd