 What Happened in the "North Macedonia" Referendum? Full article (free) " Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Categories: country name changes, europe, greece, macedonia, name changes, north macedonia, republic of macedonia (fyrom) What Happened in the "North Macedonia" Referendum? Besides the controversially-named Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Greece has three Macedonia provinces too. Contact us for permission to use this map. Referendum in the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Last Sunday, people in Southeastern Europe's Republic of Macedonia - also known as FYROM, an acronym for "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" - voted on whether to approve a recent deal signed with Greece. The deal famously includes changing the country's name to "Republic of North Macedonia", 