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During the Greek bailout referendum, 2015 a number of newspapers, individuals, politicians, political parties and organisations in Greece, Europe and internationally issued endorsements for either 'NO' to accepting the Troika bailout terms or 'YES'.

Politicians

No

Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour Party politician and leadership candidate^[1]
Tom Copley, Labour Party member of the London Assembly^[2]
Diane Abbott, British Labour Party MP and candidate for Mayor of London^[3]^[4]
Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States^[5]

Yes

Giorgos Kaminis, mayor of Athens^[6]
Yiannis Boutaris, mayor of Thessaloniki
Andy Burnham, British Labour Party politician and leadership candidate^[7]
Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission^[8]
Martin Schulz, German MEP and President of the European Parliament^[9]

Individuals

No

Thomas Piketty, French economist^[10]
George Galloway, British politician and broadcaster^[11]^[12]
Paul Krugman, American Nobel Prize winning economist^[13]
Owen Jones, British socialist newspaper columnist, political activist and writer^[14]^[15]
Joseph Stiglitz, American Nobel Prize winning economist^[10]
Jeffrey Sachs, economist^[10]
Steve Keen, British-based economist and author^[16]
Max Keiser, British-based broadcaster, financial commentator and film maker^[17]
Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish internet entrepreneur, businessperson and political activist^[18]
Harry Leslie Smith, British writer, political activist and former RAF fighter in World War II^[19]
Tariq Ali, British writer, film-maker and journalist

Yes

Christopher Pissarides, Cypriot-British economist^[10]
Ieronymos II of Athens, Archbishop of Athens, primate of the Church of Greece^[20]

Political parties

This is the official list of endorsements by political parties as it was released by the Ministry of Interior:^[21]^[22]

No

Syriza, governing party of Greece
Independent Greeks, governing party of Greece
Golden Dawn, parliamentary opposition party in Greece
Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow, minor party
Agricultural Party of Greece, minor party
United Popular Front, minor party
Popular Unions of Bipartisan Social Groups, minor party

Yes

New Democracy (Greece), opposition party
To Potami, opposition party
Panhellenic Socialist Movement, opposition party
Democratic Left, minor party
Movement of Democratic Socialists (KIDISO), minor party
Recreate Greece, minor party

Others

Apart from the parties listed above, the Communist Party of Greece called for the use of a write-in ballot option, "even if they say that it is a spoiled ballot".^[23] The Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) and the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece ran a joint campaign for a boycott of the vote.^[24] The Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece also called for a boycott of the vote, calling it a 'fascist farce'.^[25]

Newspapers

No

The News Line, British Trotskyist daily newspaper^[26]
Morning Star, British socialist daily newspaper^[27]

Organisations

No

Greece Solidarity Campaign, British-based solidarity organisation^[28]
People's Assembly Against Austerity, British political campaign

Yes

Technical Chamber of Greece
Athens Bar Association
Panhellenic Federation of Teaching and Research Staff
Central Union of Greek Municipalities
Greek Regions Union

References

^ Corbyn, Jeremy (2015-06-29). "A Europe of Domination or of Solidarity?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ https://twitter.com/tomcopley/status/617832392770912256
^ https://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/615578649937453057
^ https://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/615427806097473536
^ "Bernie Sanders Blasts Greece's Creditors". Huffington Post. 2015-07-01.
^ "Vor dem Referendum: Die Griechen zwischen Angst und Selbstmitleid". Die Welt (in German). 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ Shipton, Martin (5 July 2015). "Devolution, Ukip and immigration: What happened when the Labour leadership hustings came to Cardiff". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ Holehouse, Matthew (2015-06-29). "Don't vote for suicide, 'betrayed' Jean-Claude Juncker begs Greeks". The Daily Telegraph. London.
^ http://www.politico.eu/article/schulz-greece-campaign-yes-greferendum-grexit-vote-eurozone-parliament-president/
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Allen, Katie (2015-07-03). "Greek referendum: how would top economists vote?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/616223602086645761
^ https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/616224077758529536
^ Kell, John (2015-06-29). "This Nobel Prize-winning Economist Says Greeks Should Vote 'No'". Time. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/28/syriza-merkel-economic-greece-europe?CMP=share_btn_tw
^ https://twitter.com/OccupyLondon/status/615574319985520640
^ https://twitter.com/ProfSteveKeen/status/616608840776351744
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BvHSpyzzow
^ https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/617085406702469120
^ https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/617325390600777728
^ Gaffey, Conor (2015-07-02). "Greek Orthodox leader calls for 'Yes' vote in bailout referendum". Newsweek. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ "ΘΕΜΑ: Υποστήριξη των πολιτικών κομμάτων στα ερωτήματα του δημοψηφίσματος και στην συγκρότηση Επιτροπών του άρθρου 10 του ν. 4023/2011" (PDF) (Press release) (in Greek). Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-05. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Μπίτσικα Παναγιώτα (2015-07-01). "Ο χάρτης με τις επιλογές κομμάτων και φορέων για το δημοψήφισμα - Πολιτικές ειδήσεις". To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ "We do not choose the anti-people measures of the EU, IMF and government". 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ M-L KKE. Πραγματοποιήθηκε, στην Αθήνα, η συγκέντρωση του ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) και του Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ
^ OAKKE. Ανακοίνωση της ΚΕ της ΟΑΚΚΕ- Αποχή στο φασιστικό δημοψήφισμα- φάρσα της 5 Ιούλη
^ "EU implementing its regime-change plan for Greece!". Workers Revolutionary Party. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ "False choice in Greece". Morning Star. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^ http://greecesolidarity.org/?p=2699

[1] Corbyn, Jeremy (2015-06-29). "A Europe of Domination or of Solidarity?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[2] ttps://twitter.com/tomcopley/status/617832392770912256

[3] ttps://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/615578649937453057

[4] ttps://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/615427806097473536

[5] "Bernie Sanders Blasts Greece's Creditors". Huffington Post. 2015-07-01.

[6] "Vor dem Referendum: Die Griechen zwischen Angst und Selbstmitleid". Die Welt (in German). 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[7] Shipton, Martin (5 July 2015). "Devolution, Ukip and immigration: What happened when the Labour leadership hustings came to Cardiff". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

[8] Holehouse, Matthew (2015-06-29). "Don't vote for suicide, 'betrayed' Jean-Claude Juncker begs Greeks". The Daily Telegraph. London.

[9] ttp://www.politico.eu/article/schulz-greece-campaign-yes-greferendum-grexit-vote-eurozone-parliament-president/

[theguardian1-10] Allen, Katie (2015-07-03). "Greek referendum: how would top economists vote?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[11] ttps://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/616223602086645761

[12] ttps://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/616224077758529536

[13] Kell, John (2015-06-29). "This Nobel Prize-winning Economist Says Greeks Should Vote 'No'". Time. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[14] ttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/28/syriza-merkel-economic-greece-europe?CMP=share_btn_tw

[15] ttps://twitter.com/OccupyLondon/status/615574319985520640

[16] ttps://twitter.com/ProfSteveKeen/status/616608840776351744

[17] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BvHSpyzzow

[18] ttps://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/617085406702469120

[19] ttps://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/617325390600777728

[20] Gaffey, Conor (2015-07-02). "Greek Orthodox leader calls for 'Yes' vote in bailout referendum". Newsweek. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[21] "ΘΕΜΑ: Υποστήριξη των πολιτικών κομμάτων στα ερωτήματα του δημοψηφίσματος και στην συγκρότηση Επιτροπών του άρθρου 10 του ν. 4023/2011" (PDF) (Press release) (in Greek). Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-05. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[22] Μπίτσικα Παναγιώτα (2015-07-01). "Ο χάρτης με τις επιλογές κομμάτων και φορέων για το δημοψήφισμα - Πολιτικές ειδήσεις". To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[23] "We do not choose the anti-people measures of the EU, IMF and government". 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[24] M-L KKE. Πραγματοποιήθηκε, στην Αθήνα, η συγκέντρωση του ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) και του Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ

[25] OAKKE. Ανακοίνωση της ΚΕ της ΟΑΚΚΕ- Αποχή στο φασιστικό δημοψήφισμα- φάρσα της 5 Ιούλη

[26] "EU implementing its regime-change plan for Greece!". Workers Revolutionary Party. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[27] "False choice in Greece". Morning Star. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-07-05.

[28] ttp://greecesolidarity.org/?p=2699

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