Athens: More than 61 per cent of Greek voters on Sunday rejected fresh austerity demands by the country's EU-IMF creditors in a historic referendum, official results from over 95 percent of polling stations showed.
Thousands of Athenians gathered in central Syntagma Square to celebrate the result, despite warnings that failure to reach a deal with the creditors could trigger a Greek exit from the eurozone.
"I'm so happy," said 37-year old Dima Rousso, adding that she hadn't expected there to be such a clear margin between the 'No' votes and the 'Yes' votes.
"Together we have written a bright page in modern European history," an elated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the nation in a televised address.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker had said a Greek 'No' would be "no to Europe".
Thousands of Athenians gathered in central Syntagma Square to celebrate the result, despite warnings that failure to reach a deal with the creditors could trigger a Greek exit from the eurozone.
"I'm so happy," said 37-year old Dima Rousso, adding that she hadn't expected there to be such a clear margin between the 'No' votes and the 'Yes' votes.
"Together we have written a bright page in modern European history," an elated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the nation in a televised address.
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European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker had said a Greek 'No' would be "no to Europe".
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