page_title: 2015 Greek bailout referendum
section_title: Positions on the vote itself (Yes/No)
hierarchical_section_title: 2015 Greek bailout referendum / Campaigns / Positions on the vote itself (Yes/No)
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Patmos Grèce NON au référendum sur l'austérité
context_page_description: A referendum to decide whether Greece should accept the bailout conditions in the country's government-debt crisis proposed jointly by the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank on 25 June 2015 took place on 5 July 2015. The referendum was announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the early morning of 27 June 2015 and ratified the following day by the Parliament and the President. It was the first referendum to be held since the republic referendum of 1974 and the only one in modern Greek history not to concern the form of government.
  As a result of the referendum, the bailout conditions were rejected by a majority of over 61% to 39%, with the "No" vote winning in all of Greece's regions. The referendum results also forced the immediate resignation of New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras as party president because of the perceived negative result of the "Yes" choice, to which the conservative party and Samaras had committed themselves. Although winning the referendum, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis also resigned and was replaced on 6 July by Euclid Tsakalotos.
context_section_description: In his initial address, when prime minister Tsipras of the ruling Syriza party announced the plebiscite on 5 July, he recommended a "No" vote to the Greek people. Most other Syriza members also supported a "No" vote.
  ANEL, the other ruling party in coalition with Syriza, announced that they were campaigning for a "No" vote. The far-right Golden Dawn party, not being in the government, also called for a "No" vote.
caption: Banner in Patmos
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