Today's unequivocal vote by the Greek people cannot be taken lightly since it carries consequences not only for Greece, but also for the people in creditor countries and for the whole European project, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said soon after multiple exit polls predicted a No victory.
He said the Greek government sought to protect its people's interest using the method it deemed best. People in creditor countries now expected their representatives to protect their interest and that of the whole European project.
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said the referendum result would prolong the stalemate that has characterised talks between Greece and its creditors for the past four months.
“The Greek Prime Minister will come to the Eurogroup and expect to continue talks believing he has a stronger hand but this is not what the other members want and I believe we will have more of the same,” Prof. Scicluna told Times of Malta.
He insisted the mandate given to the Greek Prime Minister was not binding on the governments of other Eurozone countries that had to be accountable to their own electorates.
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