Voting in a referendum on the agreement between the country and international creditors has begun in Greece, and will last from 7 am to 7 pm. The polls promise a high turnout, people of all ages began to arrive at polling stations when they opened.
Today, an important issue for the country's future will be decided in Greece – whether to accept the creditors' claims and continue the policy of austerity, or refuse the offer of the 'troika'. The leftist government of Alexis Tsipras has appealed to the citizens of the country with an offer to vote on the issue at today's referendum, RIA Novosti writes.
The world's attention is riveted on the Greek referendum, because its results could largely predetermine the forthcoming political and economic development of Europe, and make an impact on the global economy.
It is virtually impossible to predict the results of the referendum. Polls gave an almost equal number of votes to both options.
A Greek exit from the eurozone will contribute to the rapprochement of the country with Russia and restrain the appetites of NATO with regard to the expansion of the alliance, political analyst Lawrence Solomon writes in the Canadian edition of the Financial Post. Moreover, a union between Russia and Greece would throw all of Europe into a shiver, he thinks.
