European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen sent a stern message to North Macedonia about its membership prospects shortly after new president Gordana Silianovska's act to call her country "Macedonia" at the swearing-in ceremony.
"In order for North Macedonia to continue its successful path towards EU membership, it is of the utmost importance that the country continues its reform course and fully respects its binding agreements, including the Prespa Agreement," he said she in a post on the X platform.
During the oath, Silianovska called the country "Macedonia", causing the outgoing speaker of the Assembly, Jovan Mitreski, to tell Silianovska to repeat it, that is, to say "North Macedonia", as it is in the oath, which did not happen .
The Ambassador of Greece to North Macedonia, Sofia Filippidou, invited to the Assembly session for the swearing in of Gordana Silianovska, came out as a sign of protest over the fact that the latter referred to the country as "Macedonia" during her swearing in, contrary to the Agreement Prespa.
71-year-old Gordana Silianovska was elected president of North Macedonia in the second round of the presidential elections held on Wednesday, May 8, as a candidate of VMRO-DPMNE, defeating the current president of the country, Stevo Pentarovski with a percentage of 65%. .