Endorsements in the Greek bailout referendum, 2015
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/
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ 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