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Mr. Tsipras went through fire and water in his effort to pass the agreement. The weight proved to be very great and it will certainly haunt the government for some time, or perhaps forever.

'We believe that in light of recent developments efforts in this respect [North Macedonia's EU course] should be strengthened,' said a Commission spokesperson.

Amvrosios exhorted the faithful to “spit upon” LGBTQ people.

If there are no objections, the requisite protocol will be tabled in the parliaments of all member-states for ratification.

The PM said the Prespa Accord is a victory for the forces that do not intend to leave the future of the two peoples to the exploiters of patriotism, merchants of hate.

The composer claims that the government is transforming Greece into an American base against Russia, with which he says Greece always had brotherly ties.

The ideology and complexes that guide ministers and cadres do not permit the necessary leap forward. They reward inertia.

This protracted electoral climate is bad for the economy. In a fluid domestic and international environment one can easily be confronted once again by unforeseeable events.

'This ratification means official recognition of a Macedonian language and identity of the residents of Skopje [sic] for the first time by a Greek government.'

The agreement re-names the country Republic of North Macedonia and puts an end to its interim name Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

The centre-left Movement for Change places third with 8.8 percent, followed by the Greek Communist Party (KKE) with 7.4 percent - essentially tied with far right Golden Dawn with 7.2 percent.

'An international agreement cannot recognise ethnicity but only nationality. States recognise states,' Tsipras declared.

'It is impermissible for national issues of such importance to lead to skirmishes that facilitate a divisive climate,' Karamanlis stated.

“Today they sent me a video which unfortunately we didn’t have the time to screen. It is characteristic and very humorous and concerns the government and what it was saying before being elected about the port of Piraeus, and how it did the opposite.”

It is clear from the discussions that the representatives of the creditors will be more demanding this time around than in their first post-bailout evaluation.

'We do not permit the neo-Nazis and murderers of Pavlos Fyssas [a Greek antifascist rapper] to defend the Constitution. I am ashamed that traitors of the nation are speaking about the Constitution and democracy,' ex-justice minister Stavros Kontonis said.

'The alternate foreign minister’s admission that there is not and there will not be a codified version of the Constitution of Skopje (sic), including the amendments based on the agreement, confirmed our worst fears,' MP Nikos Dendias said.

Contrary to the climate of misery and division that we have experienced, they proved that if one wants something and pursues it diligently and competently one can.

Some observers still do not rule out the prospect of main opposition New Democracy tabling a no confidence motion against the government.

That return to the markets is viewed as a pre-electoral move designed to bolster the government’s image, but it is not an essential return with sustainable viable interest rates.