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In pictures: Greece starts voting on referendum question

Greece has gone into voting today, deciding on the fate of the the country in the Eurozone. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had called for a referendum in late June, rejecting the bailout proposal put forth by its troika of creditors. 

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  • Jul 05, 2015, 02:08 PM IST

Greece has gone into voting today, deciding on the fate of the the country in the Eurozone. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had called for a referendum in late June, rejecting the bailout proposal put forth by its troika of creditors. 

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Ballot papers are seen on a table as a man leaves a polling booth before casting his ballot during a referendum in Athens, Greece, July 5, 2015. Greece voted on Sunday on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid, in a high-stakes referendum likely to determine whether it leaves the euro-currency area after seven years of economic pain. Reuters.

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras votes at a polling station in Athens, Greece July 5, 2015. Greece voted on Sunday on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid, in a high-stakes referendum likely to determine whether it leaves the euro-currency area after seven years of economic pain. Reuters

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A woman leaves a polling booth to cast her ballot during a referendum vote in Athens, Greece, July 5, 2015. Greece voted on Sunday on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid, in a high-stakes referendum likely to determine whether it leaves the euro-currency area after seven years of economic pain. Reuters

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A protester holds up a placard with the lettering "Solidarity with Greece" during an anti-austerity rally organised by the Blockupy movement in support of the Greek government in Hamburg, northern Germany on July 3, 2015. AFP

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A voter enters a polling station at a school`s classroom in Athens, Greece July 5, 2015. Greece voted on Sunday on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid, in a high-stakes referendum likely to determine whether it leaves the euro-currency area after seven years of economic pain. Reuters

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People hold a banner reading "Oxi Troika" (No Troika) as they take part in a demonstration in support of Greece, in Lisbon on July 4, 2015 a day before nearly 10 million Greek voters take to the ballot booths to vote `Yes` or `No` in a referendum asking if they accept more austerity measures in return for bailout funds. The referendum on a deal with European governments, the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), was called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the night of June 26-27. AFP

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A man withdraws money from an ATM in downtown Athens on July 5, 2015. A referendum to decide whether or not Greece is to accept the bailout conditions proposed jointly by the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank will take place later on July 5. AFP

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People stand in front of candles displayed next to a message as they take part in a demonstration in support of Greece, at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona on July 4, 2015 a day before nearly 10 million Greek voters take to the ballot booths to vote `Yes` or `No` in a referendum asking if they accept more austerity measures in return for bailout funds. The referendum on a deal with European governments, the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), was called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the night of June 26-27.

 

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A woman walks past a graffiti illustrating a modified dollar banknote in Athens, Greece, July 4, 2015. If a `No` in Sunday`s referendum eventually takes Greece out of Europe`s single currency, any "new drachma" or temporary payment unit could be worth as little as a fifth of the euro now in circulation. Reuters

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