Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras commented via Twitter, from faraway China no less, on the one-year anniversary Tuesday of a 2015 snap referendum he announced to ask voters to whether they approved, or not, of creditors’ memorandum offer at the time.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras commented via Twitter, from faraway China no less, on the one-year anniversary Tuesday of a 2015 snap referendum he announced to ask voters to whether they approved, or not, of creditors’ memorandum offer at the time.
The result was a resounding “No” by Greek voters on July 5, while a third memorandum was nevertheless signed the followed month.
“A year later we are continuing with our head held high,” was the Tweet posted on Tsipras' account.
His statement continues: “The NO of our people was a supreme act of defiance to the Euro-league of austerity and the (Greek) establishment that planned the country’s drowning in order to return.”
The Greek premier is currently on an official visit to China.