To Potami expresses support for name deal without explicit position on vote

Centrist To Potami on Friday expressed its support in principle for a name deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia without explicitly stating whether it will back the agreement when it comes to a vote in Greece's Parliament. 

Potami stressed that its overall positive view of the deal is tantamount to support "for Greece and not for the collapsing [Alexis] Tsipras," referring to the prime minister.

"There are those that are making Potami's positive stance to the Prespes agreement appear as support for Mr Tsipras. They are making a big mistake... To Potami only supports the interests of the Greeks," the party said on Friday.

On Thursday, Potami had said it fully supports a solution to the name dispute FYROM, but fell short of explicitly backing the Prespes accord.

"Our movement remains firm in the decision of its conference that the...