Endorsements in the 2015 Greek bailout referendum

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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'.

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Politicians

No

Yes

Individuals

No

Yes

Political parties

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

No

Yes

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

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Organisations

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Yes

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