(Greece) Top court due to rule on Greece referendum as campaign approaches end

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dw.com/en/top-court-due-to-rule-on-greece-referendum-as-campaign-approaches-end/a-18559455

An opinion poll shows the Greek referendum is set to be a tight race. Campaigning is underway, even as a top court is due to rule on the poll's legality.

Top court due to rule on Greece referendum as campaign approaches end
03.07.2015

Simultaneous rallies were due to be held in Athens Friday, with campaigners respectively urging "Yes" or "No" votes in Greece's referendum on whether to accept proposed reforms in return for bailout funds.

The referendum is due to be held Sunday. An opinion poll published in "To Ethnos" newspaper revealed that Greeks overwhelmingly wanted to stick with the euro, with 74 percent favoring the currency. Only 15 percent preferred a national currency while 11 percent would not answer or did not know.

As for the referendum itself, the result was much more evenly split, with 41.5 percent supporting the "Yes" side and 40.2 percent supporting "No." Those results are well within the margin of error of 3.1 percent for the nationwide survey of 1,000 people, conducted by ALCO on June 30 and July 1. About 10.9 percent of those surveyed were undecided; with the rest saying they would abstain or cast blank ballots. If those who would cast blank ballots or abstain were discounted, the results changed to 44.8 percent for "Yes" with 43.4 percent for "No."

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Disputed in court

It remains to be seen whether the referendum will go ahead on Sunday at all. Greece's highest administrative court, the Council of State, is due to rule Friday on whether the referendum is legal, after two private citizens brought a motion asking the court to rule it illegal. Democracy watchdog group the Council of Europe has said Sunday's referendum will not meet international standards because the question posed is too vague and voters have not been given enough time to prepare.

[PoliticAverse]

1. A cynic might think the court will rule it invalid if it looks like the Yes votes might win. n/t