Thousands of Greek protestors took to the streets of Athens on Sunday to rally against a name change deal reached between the government and neighboring Macedonia.<br />The demonstrations came just days before the Greek parliament was due to ratify the deal.<br />The rallies were mostly peaceful, but there were pockets of violence and clashes between police and protestors. <br />The name-change agreement is the result of a dispute between Greece and Macedonia that has lasted almost three decades. <br />It designates Greece's northern neighbor as Republic of North Macedonia. <br />However, Greeks claim the use of the name Macedonia could ignite competitive claims on ancient Greek history and heritage. <br />
