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Greek Referendum Results: Landslide Win for No Vote in Greece

The first official estimation for Sunday’s Greek referendum results show a victory for the NO vote with a 61% against a 39% YES vote with 46% of the votes counted, according to The Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction. This is...

Greece Vote: Greek Referendum Results Live – Landslide Win for NO

  See the latest results of the July 5 Greek bailout referendum as they are being announced by the Greek Ministry of Interior. After a deadlock in bailout negotiations, the Greek government asked Greek citizens to vote YES/NO on a take-it-or-leave-it...

Germans Blame Greeks for the Crisis, yet Feel Sorry for Them

One in two Germans feel sympathetic towards the Greek people, however, they believe that the country is responsible for its current financial situation, according to a survey published in the German newspaper Bild. The survey was published on the newspaper’s...

5 Things to Know About the Greek Referendum

An attempt to explain the political and economic factors motivating the interested parties and show what is at stake in Greece and the Greek bailout referendum.

Greece's PM Tsipras Votes in Referendum; Says 'Greeks Open Path for Europe'

Surrounded by hundreds of NO supporters and international media, Greek Prime Minster Alexis Tsipras casted his ballot in a referendum that has divided Greece. The SYRIZA leader arrived at 10:30 am local time at the polling station of Kipseli, a...

Greece Referendum: What Exactly Are Greeks Voting For Today?

After a deadlock in bailout negotiations, the Greek government is now asking Greek citizens to vote YES/NO on a take-it-or-leave-it bailout proposal by Greece’s creditors. The Greek Prime Minister said that his negotiating team was given an ugly ultimatum on...

The Real Question Being Asked in Greek Referendum

Opinion by Paul Taggart and Kai Oppermann, University of Sussex* Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is pushing ahead with plans to hold a referendum on the terms set by his country’s creditors for repaying its debts. The July 5 vote will see Greek...

Greek Referendum: Polls Open in Greece

Voters in Greece have started casting their ballots in a referendum to approve or reject a bailout proposal that has divided the country in YES and NO camps. More than ten thousand polling centers opened across Greece on Sunday,  7 a.m....

German FinMin Schaeuble: Greece Could Leave the Euro 'Temporarily'

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has suggested Greece could leave the Eurozone "temporarily." Schaeuble, one of the Greece's biggest creditors and toughest critics, made the remarks on the eve of a Greek referendum that will decide if there should be further austerity measures. The...

Varoufakis Accuses Greece’s Creditors of ‘Terrorism’ Ahead of Crucial Referendum

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has described the actions of Athens’ creditors as “terrorism” but said an agreement with them is inevitable in an interview published hours before a landmark referendum to accept or reject the country's bailout terms. “What they...