Endorsements in the 2015 Greek bailout referendum

During the 2015 Greek bailout referendum 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

Alexis Tsipras, then prime minister of Greece and leader of the SYRIZA party^[1]
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the British Labour Party^[2]
Tom Copley, Labour Party member of the London Assembly^[3]
Diane Abbott, British Labour Party MP and candidate for Mayor of London^[4]^[5]
Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States^[6]

Yes

Giorgos Kaminis, mayor of Athens^[7]
Yiannis Boutaris, mayor of Thessaloniki
Andy Burnham, British Labour Party politician and mayor of Manchester^[8]
Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission^[9]
Martin Schulz, German MEP and President of the European Parliament^[10]
Antonis Samaras, Former Prime Minister of Greece and then leader of the New Democracy Party^[11]
Kostas Karamanlis, Former Prime Minister of Greece and former leader of the New Democracy Party^[12]
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany^[13]

Individuals

No

Thomas Piketty, French economist^[14]
George Galloway, British politician and broadcaster^[15]^[16]
Paul Krugman, American Nobel Prize winning economist^[17]
Owen Jones, British socialist newspaper columnist, political activist and writer^[18]^[19]
Joseph Stiglitz, American Nobel Prize winning economist^[14]
Jeffrey Sachs, economist^[14]
Steve Keen, British-based economist and author^[20]
Max Keiser, British-based broadcaster, financial commentator and film maker^[21]
Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish internet entrepreneur, businessperson and political activist^[22]
Harry Leslie Smith, British writer, political activist and former RAF fighter in World War II^[23]
Tariq Ali, British writer, film-maker and journalist

Yes

Christopher Pissarides, Cypriot-British Nobel Prize winning economist^[14]
Ieronymos II of Athens, Archbishop of Athens, primate of the Church of Greece^[24]
Sakis Rouvas, Greek Singer^[25]

Political parties

This is the official list of endorsements by political parties as it was released by the Ministry of Interior:^[26]^[27]

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, 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".^[28] 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.^[29] The Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece also called for a boycott of the vote, calling it a 'fascist farce'.^[30]

Newspapers

No

The News Line, British Trotskyist daily newspaper^[31]
Morning Star, British socialist daily newspaper^[32]

Organisations

No

Greece Solidarity Campaign, British-based solidarity organisation^[33]
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

^ "Αλ. Τσίπρας: Σας καλώ να πείτε όχι στα τελεσίγραφα, αλλά και στον διχασμό | Video". www.naftemporiki.gr. 7 March 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Corbyn, Jeremy (29 June 2015). "A Europe of Domination or of Solidarity?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Copley, Tom [@tomcopley] (5 July 2015). "Greece has voted against humiliation and subjugation #OXI" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Abbott, Diane [@HackneyAbbott] (29 June 2015). "Speaking at tonight's rally in Trafalgar Square in support of the Greek people #CancelGreekDebt http://t.co/6AYAV8qoYM" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Abbott, Diane [@HackneyAbbott] (29 June 2015). "Solidarity with the Greek people. Bailouts rescued European bankers not the people #CancelGreekDebt http://t.co/59diCZDYJY" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ "Bernie Sanders Blasts Greece's Creditors". Huffington Post. 1 July 2015.
^ "Vor dem Referendum: Die Griechen zwischen Angst und Selbstmitleid". Die Welt (in German). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ 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 (29 June 2015). "Don't vote for suicide, 'betrayed' Jean-Claude Juncker begs Greeks". The Daily Telegraph. London.
^ "Schulz: I will go to Greece". POLITICO. 29 June 2015.
^ "Σαμαράς: Το "ναι" στο δημοψήφισμα είναι "ναι" στο ευρώ". ProtoThema. 29 June 2015.
^ "Στηρίζει το "ναι" ο πρώην πρωθυπουργός Κώστας Καραμανλής". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών. 2 July 2015.
^ "As it happened: EU urges Greece 'yes' vote". 29 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Allen, Katie (3 July 2015). "Greek referendum: how would top economists vote?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Galloway, George [@georgegalloway] (1 July 2015). "The Greek people should refuse German diktat and launch a parallel currency while the courts decide if they can be pushed out of the Euro" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Galloway, George [@georgegalloway] (1 July 2015). "Greek Partisans will vote NO in Sunday's referendum. There is European life after the Euro. No more bail-outs for bankers. Go for growth!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Kell, John (29 June 2015). "This Nobel Prize-winning Economist Says Greeks Should Vote 'No'". Time. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Jones, Owen (28 January 2015). "We must stop Angela Merkel's bullying – or let the forces of austerity win | Owen Jones". The Guardian.
^ Occupy London [@OccupyLondon] (29 June 2015). "LIVE #Greece #solidarity Action #olsx #syriza no to #austerity http://t.co/AzAJC3C7fG #owenjones @OwenJones84 speaking" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Keen, Steve [@ProfSteveKeen] (2 July 2015). "No. We exchange emails, but they are trying to stay inside the Euro. I wish them the best in the Referendum. Vote NO https://t.co/q84XP7Gykv" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ "Keiser Report: Greece! Start Fresh (E777)" – via www.youtube.com.
^ Dotcom, Kim [@KimDotcom] (3 July 2015). "My friends in Greece, Try the OXI stain remover to kill all debts. Fresh start guaranteed. Reboot Greece Vote #OXI http://t.co/SkfVs3K3CE" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Smith, John [@Harryslaststand] (4 July 2015). "In many ways if the #GreeceCrisis of 2015 isn't sorted properly it could be as destructive for Europe as the 1938 Munich Crisis. #VoteNO" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Gaffey, Conor (2 July 2015). "Greek Orthodox leader calls for 'Yes' vote in bailout referendum". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Ρουβάς: Δέχθηκα bullying για το "ναι" στο δημοψήφισμα". 25 October 2016.
^ "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. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Μπίτσικα Παναγιώτα (1 July 2015). "Ο χάρτης με τις επιλογές κομμάτων και φορέων για το δημοψήφισμα – Πολιτικές ειδήσεις". To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "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 Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "False choice in Greece". Morning Star. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "The People's Ballot | Greece Solidarity Campaign".

[1] "Αλ. Τσίπρας: Σας καλώ να πείτε όχι στα τελεσίγραφα, αλλά και στον διχασμό | Video". www.naftemporiki.gr. 7 March 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Corbyn, Jeremy (29 June 2015). "A Europe of Domination or of Solidarity?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[3] Copley, Tom [@tomcopley] (5 July 2015). "Greece has voted against humiliation and subjugation #OXI" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[4] Abbott, Diane [@HackneyAbbott] (29 June 2015). "Speaking at tonight's rally in Trafalgar Square in support of the Greek people #CancelGreekDebt http://t.co/6AYAV8qoYM" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[5] Abbott, Diane [@HackneyAbbott] (29 June 2015). "Solidarity with the Greek people. Bailouts rescued European bankers not the people #CancelGreekDebt http://t.co/59diCZDYJY" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[6] "Bernie Sanders Blasts Greece's Creditors". Huffington Post. 1 July 2015.

[7] "Vor dem Referendum: Die Griechen zwischen Angst und Selbstmitleid". Die Welt (in German). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[8] 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.

[9] Holehouse, Matthew (29 June 2015). "Don't vote for suicide, 'betrayed' Jean-Claude Juncker begs Greeks". The Daily Telegraph. London.

[10] "Schulz: I will go to Greece". POLITICO. 29 June 2015.

[11] "Σαμαράς: Το "ναι" στο δημοψήφισμα είναι "ναι" στο ευρώ". ProtoThema. 29 June 2015.

[12] "Στηρίζει το "ναι" ο πρώην πρωθυπουργός Κώστας Καραμανλής". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών. 2 July 2015.

[13] "As it happened: EU urges Greece 'yes' vote". 29 June 2015.

[theguardian1-14] Allen, Katie (3 July 2015). "Greek referendum: how would top economists vote?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[15] Galloway, George [@georgegalloway] (1 July 2015). "The Greek people should refuse German diktat and launch a parallel currency while the courts decide if they can be pushed out of the Euro" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[16] Galloway, George [@georgegalloway] (1 July 2015). "Greek Partisans will vote NO in Sunday's referendum. There is European life after the Euro. No more bail-outs for bankers. Go for growth!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[17] Kell, John (29 June 2015). "This Nobel Prize-winning Economist Says Greeks Should Vote 'No'". Time. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[18] Jones, Owen (28 January 2015). "We must stop Angela Merkel's bullying – or let the forces of austerity win | Owen Jones". The Guardian.

[19] Occupy London [@OccupyLondon] (29 June 2015). "LIVE #Greece #solidarity Action #olsx #syriza no to #austerity http://t.co/AzAJC3C7fG #owenjones @OwenJones84 speaking" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[20] Keen, Steve [@ProfSteveKeen] (2 July 2015). "No. We exchange emails, but they are trying to stay inside the Euro. I wish them the best in the Referendum. Vote NO https://t.co/q84XP7Gykv" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[21] "Keiser Report: Greece! Start Fresh (E777)" – via www.youtube.com.

[22] Dotcom, Kim [@KimDotcom] (3 July 2015). "My friends in Greece, Try the OXI stain remover to kill all debts. Fresh start guaranteed. Reboot Greece Vote #OXI http://t.co/SkfVs3K3CE" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[23] Smith, John [@Harryslaststand] (4 July 2015). "In many ways if the #GreeceCrisis of 2015 isn't sorted properly it could be as destructive for Europe as the 1938 Munich Crisis. #VoteNO" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[24] Gaffey, Conor (2 July 2015). "Greek Orthodox leader calls for 'Yes' vote in bailout referendum". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[25] "Ρουβάς: Δέχθηκα bullying για το "ναι" στο δημοψήφισμα". 25 October 2016.

[26] "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. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[27] Μπίτσικα Παναγιώτα (1 July 2015). "Ο χάρτης με τις επιλογές κομμάτων και φορέων για το δημοψήφισμα – Πολιτικές ειδήσεις". To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[28] "We do not choose the anti-people measures of the EU, IMF and government". 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[29] M-L KKE. Πραγματοποιήθηκε, στην Αθήνα, η συγκέντρωση του ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) και του Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[30] OAKKE. Ανακοίνωση της ΚΕ της ΟΑΚΚΕ- Αποχή στο φασιστικό δημοψήφισμα- φάρσα της 5 Ιούλη

[31] "EU implementing its regime-change plan for Greece!". Workers Revolutionary Party. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[32] "False choice in Greece". Morning Star. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[33] "The People's Ballot | Greece Solidarity Campaign".

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