Greece referendum

Millions of Greeks are voting in a crucial referendum on whether to accept the terms of an international bailout. Polling stations opened at 07:00 local time (04:00 GMT), with the first results expected on Sunday evening. The government has urged a "No" vote, but opponents warn this could see Greece ejected from the eurozone. Greeks appear evenly divided over the issue, according to opinion polls. Turnout is expected to be high, after a frenetic week of campaigning. Leaders in the governing radical-left Syriza party have criticised the bailout terms as humiliating. They say rejecting the terms could give them more leverage in talks over the country's massive debt. "No one can ignore the determination of a people taking its destiny in its own hands," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said. continue reading