On this day, June 27: Alexis Tsipras shocks Europe by announcing a referendum – “No” that became “Yes to everything”

In the summer of 2015, Alexis Tsipras, sitting in the prime minister’s office and in the midst of austerity measures, the economic crisis and a climate of disappointment among the citizens, finds himself at an impasse: He has strongly opposed the signing of a new memorandum but the opposite is the return to the drachma. He then decides that for this difficult decision, the people must have their say. Thus, 9 years ago today, at one in the morning on June 26, Alexis Tsipras addressed a message to the Greek people calling on them to vote “if the draft agreement submitted by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to the Eurogroup on June 25 and consists of two documents, which constitute the proposal on which the referendum is proposed.” The world is divided and there are even rallies for “Yes” and “No” while the SYRIZA – ANEL government is in favor of “No”. In the end, the referendum prevails […]
Source: News Beast

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