Poll shows most Greeks still reject FYROM deal; ND lead over SYRIZA steady

Most Greeks still reject the agreement which Athens struck with Skopje to settle the decades-old name row with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), according to an opinion poll published on Sunday.

The survey, carried out by MARC polling firm and published in Proto Thema newspaper, revealed that 64.5 percent of Greeks did not want to see Parliament ratifying the deal.

Athens and Skopje reached the deal in June to resolve the long-standing dispute between the two neighboring countries over the use of the name "Macedonia."

Under the agreement, which has been ratified in FYROM and will need to be approved by the Greek Parliament in coming months, the small Balkan state will be renamed "Republic of North Macedonia."

Many Greeks are still worried that the use of the same name by the neighboring state could lead to territorial claims.

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