Greece has said “No” . When the ballots are the 77% voting against the plan to creditors EU is 61.6% compared with 38.4% of the yes. The Greeks have so massively rejected the proposal of international creditors.
According to the opinion poll of TV Ant1, the No vote would be so divided by age groups: 18-34 years: 67%. 35-55: 49%. Over 55: 37%. Polling stations were open from 7 to 19 (18 in Italy). The turnout was about 65% of those eligible to vote. The quorum was fixed at 40%.
A cry of joy at the headquarters of Syriza has welcomed the first surveys on voting indications published on TV immediately after the polls close. Many have photographed with mobile tv screens that harked back to the first data, while some party leaders called for calm. The Greece ‘will all possible efforts to reach early agreement “with the creditors,” even in the next 48 hours, “said government spokesman Sakellaridis to Greek TV. While Finance Minister Greek Varoufakis made an earnest public speech .
The crowd filled Syntagma Square. We are witnessing a peaceful invasion of Greek flags that are confused with those of Syriza. Syriza has called on all its militants to reach Klafthmonos square in Athens to celebrate. According to the same sources, the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should comment on the outcome of the vote from the presidential palace to reach later the militants in the streets.
‘ The greek people has shown that it can not be blackmailed can not be terrified, or threatened. Democracy has won, “tweeted the defense minister and president of the Independent Greeks (who form the majority with Syriza) Panos Kammenos in a first comment on the initial results.
Tsipras has voted to his polling station of Kypseli (Athens), welcomed by a huge crowd of journalists and onlookers. White shirt, smiling, the prime minister said after voting that “today is a day of celebration, because democracy is a party … you can not ignore the decision of a people. From tomorrow we open the way for all the peoples of Europe. Today democracy beats fear. I am very optimistic. ” Shortly after, on twitter, the premier added: “Today democracy makes a decision for a better future for all of us, in Greece and in Europe.”
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has voted in Faliro, on the Athenian Riviera, also welcomed by a large crowd. “It’s a celebration of democracy – said – The massive failures of the Euro led to an ultimatum to which people could not answer. Today can give his answer. “
At the vote the president of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and leading members face Yes, as the former prime minister Kostas Karamanlis (Thessaloniki), and leaders of Potami Stavros Theodorakis, and PASOK Fofi GENNIMATA. The socialist president after voting in Athens said: “It is the moment of decision and responsibility. We want an agreement that works. Let us send a strong Yes in Greece and Europe. ” Also voted the leader of New Democracy Antonis Samaras, who voted in Pylos near Kalamata repeated “The Greeks decide the country’s future. Greece Yes, Yes to Europe ‘.
The eligible voters were about 9.8 million – of whom 108,371 voted for the first time – and almost 19 thousand seats. Voters received two cards: the first contains a question on the referendum with two boxes to be marked with a cross on the ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and the other in white. The question on which the Greeks were asked to say yes (nai) or not (ew) is the following: “ Referendum on 5 July 2015. It must be accepted the project Agreement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF in the Eurogroup of 25 June 2015, consists of two parts that make up their proposal? The first document is titled ‘Reforms for the completion of the program and beyond and the second’ Preliminary analysis for debt sustainability ‘ “.
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