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Greece Bailout Referendum: They Voted ‘No’. Now What?

Euro-area leaders wanted Greece to vote “Yes”. The Syriza-led government backed “No” - and they won. What happens next?
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Did Tsipras Push Out Varoufakis Post Referendum?

Rebecca Christie and Jeff Black

Greek voters delivered a decisive verdict on proposals put forward by international creditors. The following scenarios are based on conversations with officials working on how to handle the Greek crisis, along with investors and economists.

In Sunday’s referendum, 61.3 percent of voters backed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s rejection of further spending cuts and tax increases in a Greek referendum. Only 38.7 percent voted for “Yes.”