The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Christian Mickoski, emphasized that in every statement and interview so far, he calls the country “Macedonia” and the citizens “Macedonians” for whom, as he said, he is “fighting”.

“I can tell you that nowhere in the Prespa Agreement is the designation “Macedonian” or “Macedonia” prohibited. These are regulated by article 7 paragraph 2 and 3 of the Agreement and we can finally agree that we also have the right to use the surname “Macedonian” like them (in Greece) have the same right” said Christian Mickoski from the floor of the country’s Parliament of, responding on Thursday afternoon to a related question submitted to him by the MP and leader of the ultra-humanitarian opposition party “Left”, Dimitar Apasiev.

In fact, Apasiev called Mickoski the “North Macedonian prime minister” and accused him of having previously been outspoken against the Prespa Agreement, but now says he “respects” it.

Micskoski called Dimitar Apasiev that he signs every month as an MP of “North Macedonia” to receive his parliamentary allowance and accused him of going on vacation to Halkidiki in the summers.

“I go to Halkidiki, because I am middle class. Apasiev does not live off hydroelectric plants like you. Apasiev lives on a professor’s salary,” retorted Apasiev, who is a law professor at the state university in the city of Stip, North Macedonia, lashing out at the country’s prime minister, who is also a professor of mechanical engineering at the Skopje University of Technology (with expertise in energy matters) how he exploits his status as a professor for his own benefit.

The nationalist left party “Left” (Levica) saw its percentages in the last parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, held last May, soar to around 7%.