Why Greeks voted the way they did in the bailout referendum

The Greek bailout referendum in July 2015 resulted in a clear victory for the ‘No’ side, but what explained the choices made by voters? Ignacio Jurado, Nikitas Konstantinidis and Stefanie Walter present results from a detailed survey conducted in Greece the day before the referendum was held. Among the findings, they note that voting intention was heavily influenced by partisan narratives concerning the likely consequences of the referendum, with a majority of Yes supporters believing a Grexit would occur following a No vote, but only a small percentage of No supporters believing this to be true.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Greek bailout referendum, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-bailout-referendum-2015/

ESO: Background information: No in Greek referendum marks profound change for Europe no matter what happens next http://www.europeansources.info/record/no-in-greek-referendum-marks-profound-change-for-europe-no-matter-what-happens-next/

ESO: Background information: Official projection shows 'no' vote surging ahead / After ‘no’ vote, ECB holds key for Greece / German calls for Grexit mount as EU stunned by 'No' vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/official-projection-shows-no-vote-surging-ahead-after-no-vote-ecb-holds-key-for-greece-german-calls-for-grexit-mount-as-eu-stunned-by-no-vote/

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