Sunday, 05 July 2015

Some 59.7 percent of voters said “no” to the bailout proposals tabled by Greece’s international lenders, while 40.3 percent voted for the deal, first official results of the Sunday referendum showed.
The data was compiled following 7.56 percent of votes counted.
On Sunday, Greek voters have been taking part in a referendum to determine whether Greece should accept the lenders-proposed bailout plan that envisages serious spending cuts and tax increases.

Greece is one of the countries hit worst by the 2008-2009 financial crisis. The country’s overall debt stands at about $350 billion, of which $270 billion is owed to the European Central Bank (ECB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and some eurozone countries.
Over 19,000 polling stations were open for 9.8 million of registered voters in the austerity referendum.
The Greek Interior Ministry, reported no incidents during the Sunday referendum.

http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/27677/46/

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