Editing Mikis Theodorakis (section)

===Positions on Macedonia===
In 1997 Mikis Theodorakis stated on the [[Macedonia naming dispute|Macedonian issue]] that "The name does not matter so much, as long as the peoples live in peace". Later, in an interview, he stressed "In fact, this country is being pushed towards improving relations with Greece. So why shouldn't it be possible for our relations to prosper at all levels and whatever comes up? The Customs Union, confederation, etc. are just conditions. In any case, I think that the name issue will be overcome when the relations between the two peoples reach such a point that the name will not matter at all".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news247.gr/afieromata/otan-o-mikis-theodorakis-edine-synaylia-filias-sta-skopia.6574600.html|title=Όταν ο Μίκης Θεοδωράκης έδινε συναυλία φιλίας στα Σκόπια|website=News247.gr|date=5 February 2018|first=Christos|last=Demetis}}</ref>

Theodorakis was one of the main speakers at the Rally for Macedonia in Athens, which took place on 4 February 2018. In his speech, he stated that "Macedonia is one, was, is and will always be Greek."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.protothema.gr/politics/article/757529/mikis-gia-ti-makedonia-adelfia-mou-ellines-ratsistes-traboukoi/|title=Μίκης: Δεν θα δώσουμε ποτέ το όνομα Μακεδονία – Μας κυβερνούν εθνομηδενιστές|publisher=[[Proto Thema]]|date=4 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.gr/entry/omilia-mike-theodorake-mas-kevernoen-ethnomedenistes-me-kanenan-tropo-o-oros-makedonia-sto-neo-onoma-tes-pydm_gr_5a77053de4b0905433b4f6d0|title=«Ομιλία Μίκη Θεοδωράκη: Μας κυβερνούν εθνομηδενιστές. Με κανέναν τρόπο ο όρος Μακεδονία στο νέο όνομα της ΠΓΔΜ».|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]|date=4 February 2018}}</ref> The statements garnered support from parties in parliament, while even [[Golden Dawn (Greece)|Golden Dawn]] MPs welcomed Mikis Theodorakis' shift on the name of Macedonia. Members of [[Syriza|SYRIZA]] and [[Yiannis Boutaris]] commented negatively on Theodorakis' statements. Also, the day before the rally, a group of anarchists threw paint at the entrance of his house and then wrote threatening messages, such as: "Your story starts from the mountain and ends in the national swamp of [[Syntagma Square]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/946801/article/epikairothta/ellada/epi8esh-me-mpogies-kai-syn8hmata-sto-spiti-toy-mikh-8eodwrakh|title=Επίθεση με μπογιές και συνθήματα στο σπίτι του Μίκη Θεοδωράκη|publisher=[[Kathimerini]]|date=3 February 2018|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624074858/http://www.kathimerini.gr/946801/article/epikairothta/ellada/epi8esh-me-mpogies-kai-syn8hmata-sto-spiti-toy-mikh-8eodwrakh|url-status=live}}</ref>