What should Macedonia (FYROM) be called?

[Landslide Lyndon]

I don't really care what the name is, Upper, North or New Macedonia.
But I'm amused seeing the "War on Christmas" and "Libruls want to take our Gunz!!!" crowd talk about snowflakes.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Why couldn't the compromise be: have the same name, but also explicitly add language to the Macedonian constitution that rejects all irredentism?

Because right now FYROM rejects such a proposition.
Just yesterday Zaef said that their constitution is an internal matter that shouldn't be part of the negotiations.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Well, now that North Macedonia seems to have failed, why not try West Bulgaria? Or South Serbia?

If you want a serious answer, the next name they'll try is probably New Macedonia.

[Landslide Lyndon]

It's almost over.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Whatever they want to be called,  any country (cough, Greece) who says otherwise, it's none of their business

I've always been part of the crowd who considered silly and unproductive the stance of our hardliners. I've always believed that some kind of name that included the term Macedonia was inevitable.

That said, these kind of aphorisms show an ignorance of not only the history of the region but also of FYROM's attempts after 1991 to appropriate Greek names and symbols in order to create a narrative about an imaginary Macedonian minority in Greece. These laughable attempts went nowhere of course but let's stop with the fairy tale that Greece's suspicion about FYROM's intentions is unfounded or mean-spirited.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Now that the North Macedonia thing has failed, they should name themselves North Greece

What are you talking about? It passed in FYROM and it will pass tomorrow from the Greek parliament too.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Now that the North Macedonia thing has failed, they should name themselves North Greece

What are you talking about? It passed in FYROM and it will pass tomorrow from the Greek parliament too.

Wait I thought the Greek government had collapsed precisely because of this?

No, the Greek government lost its far-right coalition partner but narrowly survived a confidence vote.

[Landslide Lyndon]

The agreement passed the Greek parliament 153-146.
It's over.

[Landslide Lyndon]

The agreement passed the Greek parliament 153-146.
It's over.

Would ND repeal this when they come to power in the next election? Or is it a "settled issue"?

This is an international agreement, it's not something you can just repeal and be done with it.
They'll say so and just move on.