Tsipras calls shock referendum

Leftist Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says Greece will hold a referendum next Sunday on whether to accept its creditors’ latest bailout offer. The Greek parliament will will convene Saturday to debate whether or nor to hold the referendum. If the vote occurs, and Greeks oppose the latest bailout package, Greece will almost certainly default on its debts and would likely leave the eurozone, EU Observer reports.

 

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