1. The referendum is about the Euro. As soon as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the referendum, François Hollande, David Cameron, Matteo Renzi, and the German Deputy Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel told the Greeks that a “no” vote would amount to Greece leaving the Euro. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, went further: he said “no” means leaving the European Union. In fact the Greek government has stated many times that – yes or no – it is irrevocably committed to the Union and the Euro. And legally, according to the treaties, Greece cannot be expelled from either.
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/07/9-myths-about-the-greek-crisis-000131
Tsipras wasn’t expecting this vote, the polls prior to it were showing the exact opposite. He fired Varoufakis when he started talking about a parallel currency, Tsipras is just the typical lying politician. He pretended to play chicken with the EU and now seems willing to accept a deal worse than the last one offered even after the vote. I hope they boot that phony out.But yeah he’s been misleading the Greek voters pretending they could reject these proposals and still remain in the EU, not likely to happen though I expect lawsuits if it comes to that.