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Saturday, July 4, 2015

Get him to the Greek referendum: fearful expats book out flights home

The million Greeks living abroad had to return home at short notice if they wanted to have a say in the country’s economic future. Many are doing so Spurred by patriotism and fear, Greeks are flying home from across the world to take part in Sunday’s bailout referendum.Due to referendum rules stating that ballots must be cast in person, the estimated 1 million Greeks living abroad will be disenfranchised unless they fly back to vote. Alexis Tsipras’s announcement last weekend gave them just one week to scramble on to flights. Continue reading...


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