Athens. The Greeks rejected Sunday the harsh conditions of an offer of international assistance to avoid the financial collapse of Greece referendum that will likely determine its future in the euro zone.
With the backdrop of a suspension of payments, closed banks and threats of a financial apocalypse, the “No” won Greece with 61.57% after 75% of the votes counted, According to the Greek Ministry of the Interior.
With that percentage of the ballots already counted, the “yes” obtains a 38.40% support.
In the referendum campaign the country of 11 million people appeared divided on whether to accept an offer from creditors, considered a “humiliation” by the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, who was elected in January with the promise to end years of austerity
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Tsipras supports “No”, he states that give a stronger mandate to return to negotiations and demand a better deal, including a repayment of the huge debt.
However, its European partners say a rejection of the plan would put Greece way out of the eurozone, causing a destabilization of the world economy and financial markets.
“I voted ‘No’ instead of ‘Yes’ to our European partners insist you choose, “said Eleni Deligainni, 43, in Athens. “I have spent almost four years without work and telling me I have to be patient (…) but I’ve had enough hardship and unemployment,” he said.
The population, angry and exhausted after five years of cuts in pensions, a drop in quality of life and tax increases, are now suffering the closure of banks, limited withdrawals at ATMs and the possibility that the country literally run out of money.
Pensioners congregate at the doors of banks to claim benefits only to leave empty-handed and crying have become the symbol of the dramatic drop in the nation in the last decade.
Tsipras, a former 40 student activist, described the referendum as a matter of national dignity and the future of Europe.
“From tomorrow we will have opened a new route to all the peoples of Europe,” Tsipras said after vote in Athens. “A path that returns us to the founding values of democracy and solidarity in Europe,” he added.
“No,” he said, “send a message of determination, not only to stay in Europe, but to live with dignity in Europe, “he said.
Called eight days in advance, the referendum offered Greece choose” Yes ” or “no” on a proposal that is no longer on the table.
The Greeks who were demonstrating in favor of the “Yes” say the offer received for Greece is hard but the alternative, the collapse of banks and the return to the old currency, the drama would be much worse.
Supporters of the “No” say Greece is not You may allow more austerity, which has left one in four Greeks out of work.
If the Greeks vote “Yes” to the rescue, the government will likely fall, triggering a new chapter of uncertainty as political parties try to join a national unity government to hold talks with creditors until elections are held.
The Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, said it was “obvious” that negotiations would resume on Monday.
“When you see a pensioner mourn in front of a bank or people queuing for money, you realize that such an important Greece -to the world and their own country cultural can not end well, “Renzi told the Rome daily Il Messaggero.
On Monday, all eyes will be on the European Central Bank, which will review its emergency liquidity, responsible for keeping afloat Greek banks.
An inconclusive result could create more confusion, with the potential for triggering violent protests.
“The result would be a 51-49 nightmare in any direction, “said a senior German office. “And the choices that happen are not insignificant”
. Source: Reuters
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