Courts clear the way for Greek vote

A legal challenge to Greece’s critical bailout referendum has been rejected, clearing the way for the vote to go ahead tomorrow.

Courts clear the way for Greek vote

The Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, threw out a motion brought by two private citizens asking the court to rule the referendum illegal.

Spyridon Nicolaou, one of the two parties filing the motion, had claimed that the vote would be invalid “because it expressly violates the constitution, which stipulates that a referendum cannot take place on economic matters”.

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