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Greece to hold European debt deal referendum
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Contributor | La Fayette |
Last Edited | La Fayette Oct 31, 2011 03:22pm |
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Category | News |
Author | Amy Fallon |
Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
News Date | Tuesday, November 1, 2011 01:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | George Papandreou announces referendum to be held in a few weeks, after the European agreement is finalised
Greece will hold a referendum on a new European debt deal reached last week.
"This will be the referendum: the citizen will be called upon to say a big yes or a big no to the new loan arrangement," the troubled country's prime minister George Papandreou announced to Socialist members of the Greek parliament.
"This is a supreme act of democracy and of patriotism for the people to make their own decision … We have a duty to promote the role and the responsibility of the citizen. |
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