“Macedonia is one and it means Greece”, “Macedonia is a holy Greek name”, “The solution is to have a border with Serbia”, “The person who gives away the name Macedonia is a national traitor”, were the main messages at yesterday’s protests in Thessaloniki, where protesters said they were defending Macedonia.
At the protest next to the harbor, about 50,000 people gathered from all Greek cities waving Greek and Cypriot flags, images of Alexander the Great, and those of the Greek region of Macedonia.
The main demand of the protest is in the name of our country, which should be agreed upon, and the term “Macedonia” should not be used, eventhough mediator Nimetz says that Macedonia will be in every proposal.
Organizers, which are Greek associations and organizations from the diaspora, who have support, among others, from political parties, sports and church associations, mayors and metropolitan figures from different municipalities, are demanding the organization of a referendum.
