Tsipras says if Greeks approve the EU's aid plan, Syriza will resign rather than see it through
- 9 years ago
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told the Greek people that if they vote to accept the terms of continued EU financial aid in Sunday’s referendum he would get the deal through parliament, then resign.
He reaffirmed his call for the deal to be rejected.
“The bigger the turnout and the wider the no-vote to that deal, the bigger the possibility for a substantial restart of negotiations, so that we can take a course of viability and reason,” he said.
He added a strong ‘no’ would strengthen his hand in Brussels, which he warned should weigh the consequences of a Grexit.
“I don’t believe that they want to kick us out of the euro and they won’t. They won’t, because the cost would be huge.”
As he spoke a huge anti-austerity crowd gathered in central Athens. There is a great feeling at large that the country is at a turning point, and entering unknown territory, with a far-from-certain outcome.
In the long interview with two leading journalists he insisted that in the past five mo
He reaffirmed his call for the deal to be rejected.
“The bigger the turnout and the wider the no-vote to that deal, the bigger the possibility for a substantial restart of negotiations, so that we can take a course of viability and reason,” he said.
He added a strong ‘no’ would strengthen his hand in Brussels, which he warned should weigh the consequences of a Grexit.
“I don’t believe that they want to kick us out of the euro and they won’t. They won’t, because the cost would be huge.”
As he spoke a huge anti-austerity crowd gathered in central Athens. There is a great feeling at large that the country is at a turning point, and entering unknown territory, with a far-from-certain outcome.
In the long interview with two leading journalists he insisted that in the past five mo