Sunday, July 5, 2015

The “no” wins in Greece with 61.3% of the vote – ABC Color

ATHENS. Has the “no” won outright in the referendum held in Greece to decide on the proposal for creditors. According to official results after counting 95% of the vote, the “no” gained 61.3% while the “yes” won 38.7%.

The share reached 62.5% in a day that passed without incident. With this result, which is expected to definitely know about 08: Ladies (0600 GMT), the Greeks have given a ‘no’ to the proposal by the creditors and the austerity policies

. The Greeks took to the streets to celebrate the victory of nothing but the first results, particularly in the Kumunduru square where during the campaign and January’s general election, the leftist Syriza party celebrated the victory.

“The referendum today has no winners or losers. It is a victory in itself. We demonstrate that democracy can not be blackmailed, “said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a televised nationwide message.

He also stressed that now is the time to” restore social cohesion ” for convening this consultation has generated a climate of division between supporters of the two options.

The prime minister said his government will restart tomorrow negotiations with creditors to try to reach an agreement with the institutions and noted that the priority is the reopening of banks, that after the imposition of capital controls carry a closed week.

Tsipras said that this time enter into negotiations to restructure the debt, a need, he said, has even recognized the International Monetary Fund, part together with the European Commission and the European Central Bank lending institutions.

The former prime minister and leader of New Democracy, Andonis Samaras, resigned from the presidency of the Conservative Party after the defeat of the “yes”.

After learning the result of the referendum and after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French head of state, François Hollande , I propose after speaking by telephone, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk called an extraordinary summit of eurozone leaders on Tuesday at 16:00 GMT today.

European sources told Efe that President permanent European Council “has conducted a series of consultations this afternoon, which will continue in the coming days to prepare the summit.”

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