Greek elections

[binka]

No has gone from 60.4 to 60.9 in the last hour - at this rate we'll reach 100% No by about 11pm on Wednesday

 

[JHE]

With 30% of the vote counted: No has 60%

Whoever has won, the Greeks are in for a very hard time.

 

[butchersapron]

tbf they were managed by a German

See, it can work.

 

[J Ed]

ND bods asked Samaras to resign. Hah!

 

[existentialist]

GrPollClose.

 

[butchersapron]

On the internal political level, the opposition has just been taken apart. There is no credible pro-austerity party or coalition now.

 

[J Ed]

On the internal political level, the opposition has just been taken apart, There is no credible pro-austerity party or coalition now.

One thing I have been wondering about is how GD will do out of this, they voted with Syriza for the referendum, how does this affect their support?

 

[butchersapron]

One thing I have been wondering about is how GD will do out of this, they voted with Syriza for the referendum, how does this affect their support?

Good question - do not know answer. The potential lash up between the better off and the pro-austerity lot (under guise of pro-eu) with the GD just isn't there naturally. I do know that they need to make a move soon though.

 

[butchersapron]

61% broke.

 

[trabant]

One thing I have been wondering about is how GD will do out of this, they voted with Syriza for the referendum, how does this affect their support?

I think they changed there tune at some point and were telling their supporters to abstain/spoiled vote

Edit: This was wrong, i blame the signal/noise ratio of the last week!

 

[weepiper]

 

[MochaSoul]

Russia says (according to Portuguese state radio) Greece has taken a step towards leaving the euro. Anyone heard anything yet?

 

[magneze]

They're probably just referring to the predicted result.

 

[existentialist]

There is going to be one hell of a lot of obfuscating and muddying of the waters, as certain vested interests try desperately to make this look the way they want it to look...

 

[butchersapron]

from weds:

Paddy Power Offers
@PPOffers
EARLY PAYOUT! We've paid out on Greece voting YES in this Sunday's referendum! #Grexit

 

[Maurice Picarda]

How does a country spread over several hundred islands, with primitive infrastructure and starving public servants, get the votes counted so fast?

 

[butchersapron]

How does a country spread over several hundred islands, with primitive infrastructure and starving public servants, get the votes counted so fast?

Johnny abdul etc

The bit where jolly joshing passes into, well, that shit.

 

[magneze]

Abaci

 

[J Ed]

How does a country spread over several hundred islands, with primitive infrastructure and starving public servants, get the votes counted so fast?

Greeks work the longest hours in Europe, they are a hard working people

 

[MochaSoul]

31m ago19:04

Official projection: no side to win by 61%
Greece’s Interior Ministry has released an official projection, showing that the no side is set to win by 61 percent.

That is a landslide result for the government, which had urged people to reject the bailout proposals made by lenders.

brogdale I actually doubted myself.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

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Marvellous!

 

[J Ed]

Over 60%! Take that Troika.

 

[magneze]

By 61% is quite different to what we're seeing though ...

 

[treelover]

BBC News now reporting on Tspiras as a significant player post referendum, they were portraying him as a loser until now.

 

[rekil]

Thanks Nigel Irritable for bringing this journo clown's twitter machine to my attention.

 

[J Ed]

 

[butchersapron]

By 61% is quite different to what we're seeing though ...

Different to what?

 

[J Ed]

Steve Keen on telly speaking truth to power to a right-wing BBC dickhead

 

[magneze]

Different to what?

"By 61%" would be 80:20, we're seeing more like a 20% lead so far. Maybe it will be 80:20!

 

[Casually Red]

Rt reporting the No side are already out on the streets celebrating .