This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Shadowmorph (talk | contribs) at 07:42, 29 June 2015 (the parliament source is already used at the end of this paragraph. Inserted a source with a link to the claimed (scanned) actual documents put into vote - in Greek). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 07:42, 29 June 2015 by Shadowmorph (talk | contribs) (the parliament source is already used at the end of this paragraph. Inserted a source with a link to the claimed (scanned) actual documents put into vote - in Greek)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A referendum to decide whether or not Greece is to accept the fiscal measures proposed by the European Union (EU), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB) will take place on 5 July 2015 The referendum was announced by the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras in the early morning of 27 June 2015 and ratified by the parliament the next day.
More specifically, people will have to approve or not the proposal made to Greece by the EU, the IMF and the ECB during the Eurogroup of June 25. The proposal consists of two documents, titled Reforms for the completion of the Current Program and Beyond and Preliminary Debt sustainability analysis. The question will contain two choices stated as "Those citizens that reject the proposal of the three institutions vote 'Not approved/No'" and "Those citizens that agree with the proposal of the three institutions vote 'Approved/Yes'".
In his initial address, Tsipras himself without making his position clear insinuated that the Greek people should vote "no". Immediately afterwards all other ministers clearly supported a "no" vote. The ANEL party, which is in the government coalition, supports a "no" vote. The far-right Golden Dawn also called for a "no" vote. Tsipras clearly called for a "no" vote during his speech in the evening of 27 June.
Evangelos Venizelos from PASOK, as well as To Potami and New Democracy parties said that the referendum is unconstitutional because the Constitution does not allow for referendums on fiscal matters. The Constitution, however, provides for two procedures, one for 'crucial national matters' (first clause) and a second for 'Bills passed by Parliament regulating important social matters, with the exception of the fiscal ones' (second clause) and the referendum is done according to the first clause. KKE is against both proposals and said that it will try to change the question of the referendum, so people can vote not only against the proposal of the institutions but also against the proposal of the Greek government.
In the named voting that took place in the early hours of 28 June 2015 in the Greek parliament in order to vote on whether a referendum would be held or not, 178 MPs voted for holding the referendum and 120 against. The MPs of Golden Dawn lined up with the government coalition of Syriza and ANEL, totalling the "Yes" votes at 178. All the other parties voted against the referendum. Τwo MPs didn't cast a vote. It was later approved by the Greek president.
Opinion polls
- Polls conducted before the announcement of the referendum, based on a debt-deal which would have been approved by the government:
| Date | Polling Firm/Source |  YYes
|
 NNo
|
Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–26 Jun | Kapa Research | 47.2 | 33.0 | 19.8 |
| 24–26 Jun | Alco | 57.0 | 29.0 | 14.0 |
References
- Greece debt crisis: Tsipras announces bailout referendum BBC News, 27 June 2015
- Template:El Στις 5 Ιουλίου ψηφίζουμε «ναι» ή «όχι» στην πρόταση των «θεσμών»
- ^ Template:El Hellenic Parliament, 27 June 2015
- Template:El Αυτό είναι το ερώτημα του δημοψηφίσματος που προτείνει η κυβέρνηση
- Template:El "LIVE! OI ΡΑΓΔΑΙΕΣ ΕΞΕΛΙΞΕΙΣ Πηγή: www.lifo.gr". Lifo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- Le Monde, AFP, Reuters, 28 June 2015.
- Template:El Βενιζέλος: «Αντισυνταγματικό το δημοψήφισμα!»
- The Constitution of Greece, Article 44, Section 2.
- Template:El "Θ. Χιώνης: «Όχι» στην πρόταση-«Σκύλλα» των δανειστών και στην πρόταση-«Χάρυβδη» της κυβέρνησης (VIDEO)". 902.gr. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - "Most Greeks want stay in eurozone, debt deal with lenders: survey". Xinhua. 28 June 2015.
- "Greek MPs approve referendum as lenders see difficulties ahead". e Kathimerini. 28 June 2015.
External links
- Δημοψήφισμα για τη συμφωνία στις 5 Ιουλίου Template:El icon
- European Commission - Τhe latest draft proposals in the context of negotiations with Greece (26 June 2015)- List of prior actions - version of 26 June 20 00.pdf
