Saturday, July 4, 2015
Ballot paper question
Ballot paper question
"Must the agreement plan submitted by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to the Eurogroup of 25 June, 2015, and comprised of two parts which make up their joint proposal, be accepted? The first document is titled "reforms for the completion of the current programme and beyond" and the second "Preliminary debt sustainability analysis".
Voices from a Greek Island
Unemployed economist Marina Peppa, 45, told Reuters: "It's not going to be easy, but if 'No' prevails, we'll have Armageddon, total poverty."
Athens Mayor George Kaminis told supporters at the rally that people did not even understand the question on the ballot paper.
He said: "We have been dragged into a pointless referendum that is dividing the people and hurting the country."
Claims by Greek politicians that a "No" vote will strengthen their hand in bailout negotiations have been rebuffed by European leaders.
Both EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Jeroen Dijsselbloem - head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers - have insisted a "No" vote will weaken the Greeks' position and that even a "Yes" vote will not mean a deal is easy to agree.
Mr Dijsselbloem said: "To get Greece back on track and the economy out of the slump, tough decisions will have to be taken and every politician that says that won't be the case following a 'No' vote is deceiving his population."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33391913
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