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| Greek voters 'reject bailout offer' | |
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| With more than half the ballots in, results from a referendum in Greece suggest voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. | |
| Figures published by the interior ministry showed 61% of those whose ballots had been counted voting "No", against 39% voting "Yes". | |
| Greece's governing Syriza party campaigned for a "No", saying the bailout terms were humiliating. | Greece's governing Syriza party campaigned for a "No", saying the bailout terms were humiliating. |
| The "Yes" campaign warned this could see Greece ejected from the eurozone. | The "Yes" campaign warned this could see Greece ejected from the eurozone. |
| Some European officials had also said that a "No" would be seen as an outright rejection of talks with creditors. | |
| But Greek government officials have insisted that a "No" vote would strengthen their hand and that they could rapidly strike a deal for fresh funding in resumed negotiations. | But Greek government officials have insisted that a "No" vote would strengthen their hand and that they could rapidly strike a deal for fresh funding in resumed negotiations. |
| Greek banks will reopen by Tuesday, they say. | Greek banks will reopen by Tuesday, they say. |
| Follow our live updates | Follow our live updates |
| "The mandate from the Greek people is for the government to defend its own proposal and its own positions," government spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis said as results began to come in on Sunday. "The real negotiations must start from tonight." | "The mandate from the Greek people is for the government to defend its own proposal and its own positions," government spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis said as results began to come in on Sunday. "The real negotiations must start from tonight." |
| 'New popular mandate' | 'New popular mandate' |
| Euclid Tsakalotos, Greece's deputy foreign minister, told Star TV that two developments would allow Greece to pursue "a solution that is financially viable". | Euclid Tsakalotos, Greece's deputy foreign minister, told Star TV that two developments would allow Greece to pursue "a solution that is financially viable". |
| "Firstly, the government now has a new popular mandate and the second is the latest [International Monetary Fund] report which says that the Greek debt is unsustainable." | "Firstly, the government now has a new popular mandate and the second is the latest [International Monetary Fund] report which says that the Greek debt is unsustainable." |
| Greece had been locked in negotiations with its creditors for months when the Greek government unexpectedly called a referendum on the terms it was being offered. | Greece had been locked in negotiations with its creditors for months when the Greek government unexpectedly called a referendum on the terms it was being offered. |
| Banks have been shut and capital controls in place since last Monday, after the European Central Bank declined to give Greece more emergency funding. | Banks have been shut and capital controls in place since last Monday, after the European Central Bank declined to give Greece more emergency funding. |
| Withdrawals at cash machines have been limited to €60 per day. | Withdrawals at cash machines have been limited to €60 per day. |
| Robert Peston, BBC economics editor, Athens | Robert Peston, BBC economics editor, Athens |
| Since I arrived in Athens, I have witnessed Greeks queuing at those cash machines that are working, to withdraw the maximum amount of cash they're allowed under the restrictions implemented last Monday. | Since I arrived in Athens, I have witnessed Greeks queuing at those cash machines that are working, to withdraw the maximum amount of cash they're allowed under the restrictions implemented last Monday. |
| "My concern is that if there is no easing up of the restrictions, companies will start laying off workers tomorrow," said a senior banker. | "My concern is that if there is no easing up of the restrictions, companies will start laying off workers tomorrow," said a senior banker. |
| He added that the so-called capital controls, which include a ban on movement of money abroad, are leading to chronic shortages of medicines, foods, vital raw materials and other important goods. | He added that the so-called capital controls, which include a ban on movement of money abroad, are leading to chronic shortages of medicines, foods, vital raw materials and other important goods. |
| Banks 'days away from running out of cash' | Banks 'days away from running out of cash' |
| Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is due to meet senior Greek bankers later on Sunday. State Minister Nikos Pappas, a close ally of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, said it was "absolutely necessary" to restore liquidity to the banks now the referendum was over. | |
| Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni tweeted: "Now it is right to start trying for an agreement again. But there is no escape from the Greek labyrinth with a Europe that's weak and isn't growing." | |
| Belgium's finance minister said the door remained open to restart talks with Greece "literally, within hours". | |
| Eurozone finance ministers could again discuss measures "that can put the Greek economy back on track and give the Greeks a perspective for the future," he told the VRT network. | |
| French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are scheduled to meet in Paris on Monday to discuss the situation, Mr Hollande's office said. | |
| Greece's latest bailout expired on Tuesday and Greece missed a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the IMF. | |
| The European Commission - one of the "troika" of creditors along with the IMF and the European Central Bank - wanted Athens to raise taxes and slash welfare spending to meet its debt obligations. | The European Commission - one of the "troika" of creditors along with the IMF and the European Central Bank - wanted Athens to raise taxes and slash welfare spending to meet its debt obligations. |
| Greece's Syriza-led government, which was elected in January on an anti-austerity platform, said it had been presented with an "ultimatum". | Greece's Syriza-led government, which was elected in January on an anti-austerity platform, said it had been presented with an "ultimatum". |
| The Greek government's opponents and some Greek voters had complained that the question on the ballot paper was unclear. EU officials said it applied to the terms of an offer that was no longer on the table. | |
| The projected turnout in Sunday's referendum was about 60%. |