state-run MIA news agency

FYROM looks ready to pass name deal before January 15

The prime minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Zoran Zaev, appears confident of mustering the support of the 80 MPs needed to ratify the name deal with Greece, telling his country's 24 TV channel on Thursday that he "genuinely believes it will be possible to get support from 85 or 90 lawmakers, if not more."