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Greece: mixed reaction to referendum decision

2015-06-27 16 Dailymotion

For us, our future generations, our history. For #Greece’s sovereignty & dignity. http://t.co/3N9j6wNVvG #referendum pic.twitter.com/oFuOq36Ycd— Alexis Tsipras (@tsipras_eu) June 27, 2015<br /><br />News of the impending referendum has caused alarm for some in Greece. The country’s Central Bank says deposits are now at their lowest level since May 2004.<br /><br /> But while there is concern for some, for others there is resignation and relief:<br /><br /> “I don’t think a referendum is such a bad idea,” said one woman to Euronews, “at last we have a prime minister who is asking our opinion. There is no need to be so upset about it.”<br /><br /> For some, there is a sense of irony about the decision to call a referendum.“Syriza did not support calls for a referendum in 2012,” one man pointed out, “now, all of a sudden, it is the right thing to do. It is logical that people are upset by the decision, it is not unusual.”<br /><br /> Others are realistic about the situation:“If we had the power on our own, as the Greek nation, to resist

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