02-07-2015 01:29 via news.yahoo.com

Defiant Greek PM vows referendum will go ahead

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a controversial bailout referendum as European leaders ruled out any fresh debt offer before Sunday's vote. Hours after Greece became the first advanced economy to default on an IMF repayment, the leftist leader used a live TV address to urge Greeks to vote 'No' on Sunday to creditors' current demands. Tsipras, at loggerheads with Greece's creditors since his election in January, insisted a 'No&
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