PM heckled in Thessaloniki ahead of Skopje visit

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's visit to Thessaloniki on Thursday as part of his government's bid to reverse its popularity slide in northern Greece due to the Prespes accord and to highlight its economic prospects got off to a shaky start as he was heckled by protesters. 

Tsipras was accosted by demonstrators who called him a "traitor" and chanted slogans that "Macedonia is Greek" as he arrived at the northern port city's Vellideio Conference Hall to present SYRIZA's candidate in the race for the regional governorship of Central Macedonia in May, Christos Yiannoulis. 

Tsipras's visit to Thessaloniki came ahead of his trip to North Macedonia next Tuesday in the company of 70 businessmen. 

The delegation to Skopje will not be joined by the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki after its president, Michalis Zorpidis, said he will not go to North Macedonia "as long...

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