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| Greece debt crisis: Tsipras urges 'No' to 'blackmail' | Greece debt crisis: Tsipras urges 'No' to 'blackmail' |
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| Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has called on voters to reject "blackmail" when they vote in a bailout referendum on Sunday. | Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has called on voters to reject "blackmail" when they vote in a bailout referendum on Sunday. |
| In a short TV address, he insisted Greece's presence in the EU was not at stake and urged voters to reject the "sirens of scaremongering". | In a short TV address, he insisted Greece's presence in the EU was not at stake and urged voters to reject the "sirens of scaremongering". |
| On Sunday, Greek voters will decide whether they support the terms of further international loans, following months of tough talks with creditors. | On Sunday, Greek voters will decide whether they support the terms of further international loans, following months of tough talks with creditors. |
| EU leaders have warned that a "No" vote could see Greece leave the eurozone. | EU leaders have warned that a "No" vote could see Greece leave the eurozone. |
| Greece's economy is already being squeezed after the country lost access to fresh funds. Banks have been shut and limits imposed on cash withdrawals. | Greece's economy is already being squeezed after the country lost access to fresh funds. Banks have been shut and limits imposed on cash withdrawals. |
| There has been no campaigning as such in the run-up to the referendum, the BBC's Chris Morris reports from Athens - just a few chaotic days as supporters and opponents of the governing Syriza party have jostled for position. | |
| Both sides are now racing to reach voters before time runs out, with "Yes" and "No" posters vying for space. | Both sides are now racing to reach voters before time runs out, with "Yes" and "No" posters vying for space. |
| There have also been forceful exchanges of views across the continent, with European politicians starkly denying Greek claims that a "No" vote will strengthen their hand in the bailout negotiations. | There have also been forceful exchanges of views across the continent, with European politicians starkly denying Greek claims that a "No" vote will strengthen their hand in the bailout negotiations. |
| "If the Greeks will vote 'No' the Greek position will be dramatically weakened," said EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. "Even with a 'Yes' vote we'll face difficult negotiations," he said. | |
| And Jeroen Dijsselbloem - head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers - dismissed as "completely false" a claim by Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis that a deal would be reached very shortly after the referendum, allowing banks to reopen on Tuesday. | |
| Mr Dijsselbloem said Athens had chosen a "very risky" path regardless of the outcome of the referendum, reports Reuters news agency. | |
| German scepticism - Jenny Hill, BBC News, Berlin | |
| Ask most individuals here about Greece and they express sympathy for its people but impatience and irritation with its government. | |
| More than one politician has remarked that Greece will cost Germany more money anyway - either in support if it crashes out of the eurozone or in further help if it stays in. | |
| Germans count cost of propping up Greece | |
| Several European officials have complained in strong terms about Greece's abrupt decision to hold a referendum on the terms of a bailout offer that they say is no longer on the table. | |
| "I urge you to say no to ultimatums, blackmail and the campaign of fear," Mr Tsipras said in his address on Friday. | |
| "Are we going to say yes or no to the slow death of society?" | |
| But he insisted the referendum result would be accepted. | |
| "Whatever we choose... Come Monday we are all together." | |
| A poll published in Ethnos newspaper on Friday showed the two sides evenly split, with the "Yes" vote at 44.8% and the "No" vote at 43.4%. | |
| But the same poll showed 74% in favour of staying in the euro, with just 15% choosing a return to a national currency. | |
| Despite the campaigning, however, there is still a chance the referendum may be suspended. | |
| Greece's top court, the Council of State, is due to rule on the legality of Sunday's vote and whether it breaches the constitution. | |
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