Greek Prime Minister Tsipras get applause of the Cabinet after his speech during a slotted mood tonight in parliament for a referendum keep on the rescue plan proposed by the eurozone countries. Photo EPA / Simela Pantzartzi
The Greek parliament last night approved the plan to hold a referendum on the bailout plan for the country. The referendum must be held on 5 July.
The proposal was approved by a large majority of parliamentarians. It voted 178 times for the referendum, 120 MPs were against. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called before the vote on his countrymen to vote against the “insulting” bailout. The prime minister gives a ‘no’ his country a stronger negotiating position.
“They (lenders ed.) Did not ask us to accept the rescue plan. They have asked us to give up our political dignity. The referendum will take place, if our partners want to or not. “
The sudden announcement of the referendum and the negative voting recommendation of the Greek government led yesterday to fuss in Brussels, where Greece and the eurozone countries for the fifth time in a week sat around the negotiating table. Not only are the lenders of the troubled country were surprised by the plan of Tsipras. The Greek negotiators in Brussels were according to an EU official completely overwhelmed by the news, which came via Twitter.
Athens asked for an extension of the support program, which ends Tuesday at midnight, until the result of the referendum was known. The euro countries were found to feel anything for that. Shortly afterwards the Greeks left the consultation with representatives of the EU and the IMF.
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras during his speech to the Greek parliament tonight. AP Photo / Petros Karadjias
Tuesday Greece must repay 1.6 billion euros to the IMF and that money is not the land. Now that the negotiations have collapsed yesterday, the big question so what now? Possibly the support program of the euro countries themselves (ESM) and the ECB will lend money to Greece. The ECB’s talking about today.
Both the Eurogroup, through chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem if Greece left yesterday after the failed consultations, the door still ajar. Dijsselbloem stressed that the euro group still has nineteen members (including Greece), and that the Eurogroup meeting continues with Greece.
“The Greek government will repay that loan. I have no idea. But the door is not closed. The lenders do not run away from the negotiating table. “
The Greek finance minister also said Varoufakis still believe in an agreement.
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