Endorsements in the Greek bailout referendum, 2015

During the Greek bailout referendum, 2015 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

• Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour Party politician and leadership candidate^[1]
• Tom Copley, Labour Party member of the London Assembly^[2]
• Diane Abbott, British Labour Party MP and candidate for Mayor of London^[3][4]
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States^[5]

Yes

• Giorgos Kaminis, mayor of Athens^[6]
• Yiannis Boutaris, mayor of Thessaloniki
• Andy Burnham, British Labour Party politician and leadership candidate^[7]
• Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission^[8]
• Martin Schulz, German MEP and President of the European Parliament^[9]

Individuals

No

• Thomas Piketty, French economist^[10]
• George Galloway, British politician and broadcaster^[11][12]
• Paul Krugman, American Nobel Prize winning economist^[13]
• Owen Jones, British socialist newspaper columnist, political activist and writer^[14][15]
• Joseph Stiglitz, American Nobel Prize winning economist^[10]
• Jeffrey Sachs, economist^[10]
• Steve Keen, British-based economist and author^[16]
• Max Keiser, British-based broadcaster, financial commentator and film maker^[17]
• Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish internet entrepreneur, businessperson and political activist^[18]
• Harry Leslie Smith, British writer, political activist and former RAF fighter in World War II^[19]
• Tariq Ali, British writer, film-maker and journalist

Yes

• Christopher Pissarides, Cypriot-British economist^[10]
• Ieronymos II of Athens, Archbishop of Athens, primate of the Church of Greece^[20]

Political parties

This is the official list of endorsements by political parties as it was released by the Ministry of Interior:^[21][22]

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 (Greece), 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".^[23] 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.^[24] The Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece also called for a boycott of the vote, calling it a 'fascist farce'.^[25]

Newspapers

No

• The News Line, British Trotskyist daily newspaper^[26]
• Morning Star, British socialist daily newspaper^[27]

Organisations

No

• Greece Solidarity Campaign, British-based solidarity organisation^[28]
• 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

1. Corbyn, Jeremy (2015-06-29). "A Europe of Domination or of Solidarity?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
2. https://twitter.com/tomcopley/status/617832392770912256
3. https://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/615578649937453057
4. https://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/615427806097473536
5. "Bernie Sanders Blasts Greece's Creditors". Huffington Post. 2015-07-01.
6. "Vor dem Referendum: Die Griechen zwischen Angst und Selbstmitleid". Die Welt (in German). 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
7. 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.
8. Holehouse, Matthew (2015-06-29). "Don't vote for suicide, 'betrayed' Jean-Claude Juncker begs Greeks". The Daily Telegraph. London.
9. http://www.politico.eu/article/schulz-greece-campaign-yes-greferendum-grexit-vote-eurozone-parliament-president/
10. Allen, Katie (2015-07-03). "Greek referendum: how would top economists vote?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
11. https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/616223602086645761
12. https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/616224077758529536
13. Kell, John (2015-06-29). "This Nobel Prize-winning Economist Says Greeks Should Vote 'No'". Time. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
14. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/28/syriza-merkel-economic-greece-europe?CMP=share_btn_tw
15. https://twitter.com/OccupyLondon/status/615574319985520640
16. https://twitter.com/ProfSteveKeen/status/616608840776351744
17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BvHSpyzzow
18. https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/617085406702469120
19. https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/617325390600777728
20. Gaffey, Conor (2015-07-02). "Greek Orthodox leader calls for 'Yes' vote in bailout referendum". Newsweek. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
21. "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. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
22. Μπίτσικα Παναγιώτα (2015-07-01). "Ο χάρτης με τις επιλογές κομμάτων και φορέων για το δημοψήφισμα - Πολιτικές ειδήσεις". To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 2015-07-05.
23. "We do not choose the anti-people measures of the EU, IMF and government". 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
24. M-L KKE. Πραγματοποιήθηκε, στην Αθήνα, η συγκέντρωση του ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) και του Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ
25. OAKKE. Ανακοίνωση της ΚΕ της ΟΑΚΚΕ- Αποχή στο φασιστικό δημοψήφισμα- φάρσα της 5 Ιούλη
26. "EU implementing its regime-change plan for Greece!". Workers Revolutionary Party. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
27. "False choice in Greece". Morning Star. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
28. http://greecesolidarity.org/?p=2699