EUROZONE-GREECE/MORNING REAX Greeks divided on referendum as 'Yes' camp takes slim lead in poll

Record ID: 148622

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/MORNING REAX Greeks divided on referendum as 'Yes' camp takes slim lead in poll
  • Date: 3rd July 2015
  • Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (JULY 3, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF GREEK PARLIAMENT ACROSS SYNTAGMA SQUARE GREEK FLAG PARLIAMENT BUILDING VARIOUS OF GREEKS WALKING IN THE SQUARE (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEE, ANDREAS, SAYING: "On Sunday Greece will remain within Europe. That much I know. Everyone will vote "Yes", even those who now say "No". There will be a "Yes". Things are
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  • Location: Greece
  • Country: Greece
  • Topics: General
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  • Story Text: Greeks in the streets of Athens were split on which way to vote in a referendum on the terms of a bailout, as a poll showed on Friday (July 3) that supporters had taken a thin lead over the "No" camp.
    The opinion poll by the respected ALCO institute, published in the Ethnos newspaper, put the "Yes" camp on 44.8 percent against 43.4 percent for the No" vote.
    Athens residents in the city's Syntagma Square expressed mixed views.
    "On Sunday Greece will remain within Europe. That much I know. Everyone will vote "Yes", even those who now say "No"," said private sector employee Andreas.
    "I voted for Syriza and I will support them to the end. This is what I have to say. I will vote "No" because I don't like blackmail," said another private sector employee Costas.
    "I don't believe that on Monday everything will be good and easy going, but I support the prime minister," said chemist Euridice.
    Greece's left-wing government has openly urged Greeks to vote "No".
    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has strongly hinted he would step down in the event of a "Yes" vote.
    Greek government officials say a "No" vote would strengthen Greece's negotiating hand with creditors, a prospect that eurozone policymakers have flatly denied.
    Tsipras's government has said it would immediately resume talks with creditors.
    But European officials believe it would be very hard to agree a new bailout since the "No" vote would be interpreted as a rejection of engagement with creditors.
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