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turnout threshold for the referendum to be valid, They set at least 40 percent. voters. With one third of that, less than 61 percent. votes were cast “no”. And probably similar end result of the referendum – including thinks so Greek interior minister.

The results of the polls after Sunday’s referendum indicate a slight victory of the camp “no” to pave the way for a rapid conclusion of an agreement with creditors on foreign aid – said a spokesman for Greece’s ruling leftist Syrizy in parliament.

– The guidelines for the government (…) in order to move forward in order to conclude the agreement and the normalization of the banking system – in a Greek television said Nikos Filis.

Negotiations whether the rejection of help?

Voting “no” will mean the rejection accept help from foreign creditors – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF.

In contrast, However, if victorious camp “yes”, it would mean negotiations on a new aid scheme. In the opinion of economists conditions of the aid would be even sharper than before.

In the night from Tuesday to Wednesday because Greece failed to repay part of the debt to the International Monetary Fund in the amount of 1.55 billion euros and became the first in the history of the country with developed economy, which is in arrears with repayment to the Fund, which in practice is considered to be insolvent.

Tsipras: lenders offer “humiliating”

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who offer lenders called a “humiliating”, he urged Greeks to chose a negative response. Authorities in Athens say that voting ‘no’ will strengthen the negotiating position of Greece, although representatives of the European Union in accordance observe that the opposite will be true.

– No one can underestimate the resolve of those who have decided to take matters into their own hands – Tsipras told reporters immediately after the vote has been cast.

Investors and European leaders believe that the rejection of the scheme will refer Greece to the road towards the exit from the euro zone. By contrast, the Greek authorities argue that the rejection of the conditions of the lenders in the referendum will not mean resignation of the single currency.

It was the first referendum in Greece for 41 years.

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