Endorsements in the Greek bailout referendum, 2015
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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'.
Contents
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
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- ↑ http://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
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ http://greecesolidarity.org/?p=2699
