ɪn ɪts fˈɜːst ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən, vˌiːˌɛmˌɑːɹɹˈoʊdˌiːpˈiːnˈiː, ðə nˌæʃənəlˈɪstɪk ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾi æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə ðˈɛnɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə, ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə plˈætfɔːɹm əvə "juːnˈaɪɾᵻd mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə", ɐn ˈækt ðæt hɐz ɐnˈɔɪd mˈɑːdɚɹət mˌæsɪdˈoʊniən pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz ænd hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd baɪ ɡɹˈiːs æz ɐn ɪntˈɑːlɚɹəbəl ɪɹˌiːdˈɛntɪst klˈeɪm ɐɡˈɛnst ɡɹˈiːk mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə.
In its first resolution, VMRO-DPMNE, the nationalistic governing party at the time of the then-Republic of Macedonia, adopted the platform of a "United Macedonia", an act that has annoyed moderate Macedonian politicians and has also been regarded by Greece as an intolerable irredentist claim against Greek Macedonia.