"We gave an example of democracy" says Greek Prime Minister
- 9 years ago
It was a party that went on well into the night – the “No” camp in Greece’s referendum on new bailout conditions took to the streets after the size of their victory became apparent.
Many opinion polls had been predicting a close vote, but when all the ballot papers had been counted there was no doubt where the majority stood.
A total of 61.3 percent rejected the conditions demanded by Greece’s creditors. 38.7 said “Yes”.
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met the country’s president and called for more negotiations.
“We gave an example of democracy,” he said. “What is needed now is the forging of our national unity, to unanimously shape a strong national front, to restore normalcy in the economy. We also need to immediately find a solution to the problems in the negotiations with our partners.”
He added: “We also need to send the message that our proposals are realistic and reasonable. We are in a position to promote immediately a meaningful negotiation to find a re
Many opinion polls had been predicting a close vote, but when all the ballot papers had been counted there was no doubt where the majority stood.
A total of 61.3 percent rejected the conditions demanded by Greece’s creditors. 38.7 said “Yes”.
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met the country’s president and called for more negotiations.
“We gave an example of democracy,” he said. “What is needed now is the forging of our national unity, to unanimously shape a strong national front, to restore normalcy in the economy. We also need to immediately find a solution to the problems in the negotiations with our partners.”
He added: “We also need to send the message that our proposals are realistic and reasonable. We are in a position to promote immediately a meaningful negotiation to find a re