Thousands protest in Thessaloniki against 'Macedonia' name talks

Tens of thousands of Greeks gathered in Thessaloniki on Sunday to protest against the use of the name "Macedonia" in a solution to a dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). 

Earlier in the day the Bishop of Thessaloniki Anthimos called on Greeks to join the rally which comes amid a new United Nations-buffered push for a solution on the name spat. 

The rally drew around 90,000 people, according to police estimates. It was attended by politicians, members of Greek diaspora groups and some hard-line clerics. MPs of the extreme-right Golden Dawn also joined the protest. 

Cretans in traditional costumes who travelled to the northern city for the protest, some with their horses, stood out in the crowd. 

Some representatives of conservative New Democracy were also present despite indications by ND leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis...