Can the Prespa accord be changed or annulled?

On the day the Prespa Agreement signed between Greece and North Macedonia was ratified by the Greek Parliament, the then leader of the main opposition and current Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, assailing ing its text, had declared on the floor of the Parliament: "So, if the Prespa Agreement is ratified, it will not be possible to annul it the next day, as it supersedes any law. International law makes it immutable. Any modification of it is extremely difficult. Any violation of it could mean international isolation and an international court case for our country" (January 24, 2019). The Prespa Agreement was eventually ratified by both countries. What applies to us applies equally to our neighboring country.

The electoral dominance of the center-right nationalist VMRO-DPMNE party is the litmus test that will challenge the durability of the Prespa Agreement. The first...