Over 61% of Greeks rejected the proposed deal with creditors.
Some 61.3 percent of voters in the Sunday Greek referendum
voted against the lenders-proposed bailout plan, while 38.6 percent said
‘yes,’ the country’s Interior Ministry said Monday after all the votes
were counted.
About six percent of the ballot papers were declared invalid, according to the ministry’s website.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged Athens' international creditors
to return to the negotiating table and continue discussing the Greek
issue.
About six percent of the ballot papers were declared invalid, according to the ministry’s website.
BREAKING UPDATE: 100% of #Greferendum ballots counted, NO (#OXI) wins at 61% - early results http://t.co/xcgFi8Ur55 pic.twitter.com/einm5GfuFA
— RT (@RT_com) July 6, 2015
The voting comes after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced
last week a nationwide referendum on whether Greece should accept its
creditors' demands for spending cuts and tax increases in exchange
for further financial assistance in order to avoid default.
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