A quick overview
This is happening:
- Premier Tsipras reiterated: The referendum will take place on Sunday
- chancellor Merkel threatens resistance in its own ranks, if they should negotiate a third utility
<.. li> After Tsipras has also Finance Varoufakis linked his political fate with the referendum: If the people vote for a compromise, he resign
. What exactly agree the Greeks?
It’s about the future stance of Greece to the austerity measures of the EU. Literally, in the referendum, in which the Greeks can vote yes or no: “Should the proposal, which was submitted by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the euro group on 25 June, which consists of two parts and represents a comprehensive proposal to be accepted? “
What is problematic in the referendum?
The Greeks do not know what exactly they vote there. The EU proposal, at issue in the text of the referendum, based on unfinished documents of negotiations that ended abruptly. The voters have no choice but to get to the state of affairs from the media and from the Internet and try to understand them. Just a good week they had this time. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the referendum surprisingly at night on 27 June.
Decide the Greeks on an exit from the euro?
No, it’s about whether they accept the austerity measures that the EU calls on Greece, or not. In order to remain in the Euro or an exit from the monetary union is not explicitly. However, all sides exploit the vote for their own purposes. The Greek opposition, which is for adoption of the EU austerity measures, paints a picture of an inevitable euro-off for Greece that people should vote no. Any remaining in the euro zone in this case could be difficult, even Euro-group chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem had signaled last. The government Tsipras, which is against the savings targets, is now trying to appease and maintains a no no way implies the inevitable return to the drachma.
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ballots: No (Ochi) or Yes (Nai)
How do the fronts in Greece?
The left-wing government party Syriza, her right-wing populist coalition partner Anel and the neo-Nazi party “Golden Dawn” have called for a no. Apart from the neo-Nazis and the Communists, the opposition has campaigned for a Yes. Even former leaders of Greece and the mayors of the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki have called to vote yes.
Who can participate in the referendum at all?
vote are entitled to a total of 9.8 million people, including 4.7 million men and 5.1 million women. The turnout must be at least 40 percent, the result for the Government is binding. Also living abroad Greeks want to take part. You need to travel especially to Greece. The airline Aegean has for four extra flights from Brussels and London to Athens on Monday and set up four special flights back on Saturday.
How many polling stations there and who is working with?
In each of the 19,449 polling stations will be a committee to sit out five electorate that everything runs smoothly is intended to ensure. The committee has a chairman, a deputy and three ordinary members. This means that almost 100,000 people have participated in the organization of the referendum. You must prepare the polling stations, perform the choice and the evening include the voices. Each helper receives an expense allowance in the amount of 75 Euro plus travel costs. Some who are helping out in their faraway hometown obtained solely for the arrival of several hundred euros. On Sunday, they must be present at 6 clock, stay an hour before opening of polling stations, and to about 22.30 clock there. In addition, approximately 24,000 lawyers, notaries and court employees are involved.
What does the referendum?
An official statement does not exist here on. The Greek press has spread the number 110 million euros. This would include the cost of printing the ballots, the payment of aid and logistics. A minister explained later, the referendum suggest with 50 million Euros to the price, another said it would cost 20 million euros. The cost of the referendum is in any case considerably: So that as all citizens could participate in the vote, the military transported ballots by helicopter and boat to remote areas of the country, said administrative Minister Giorgos Katroulagos SPIEGEL
. When can we expect a result?
The polling stations close on Sunday at 19 clock, immediately after first projections will be published. With a first result is expected to 21 clock, perhaps then already clear which side won. The surveys, however, show that yes and nay-sayers are about the same. The final result will be announced on Monday. On Saturday, the day before the vote, the way any more surveys are allowed. Likewise, no politician can speak publicly about the referendum.
What are the consequences would have a Greek ‘no’ to the EU savings targets?
The government supporters say Greece would break out with a No from the five years of negotiations. Perhaps you would be able to re-negotiate from a “position of strength”. The opposition, however, expects from the euro in Greece and a further economic decline. For the EU institutions, it would be worth considering at the time, whether and on what basis they want to negotiate with Greece. That they do not want to force them out of the monetary union Greece, several EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, hinted.
What would bring a yes?
Take the Greeks the savings targets on, it means cuts in pensions and other government spending, as well as possibly raising taxes. Greece and the EU would continue to negotiate for the return on aid. Greece would for the time being sure to keep the euro, but would not without structural reforms and debt relief without its own power from the valley. Critics of the EU savings targets seen in a Yes victory by the banks, the speculators and the neoliberalism and fear economic disadvantages for Greece. As with the No applies: In the scenarios is significant, for whatever political camp they come. Ultimately, it is uncertain what will happen exactly as a yes or no.
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