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Greece: Bailout ballot too close to call, say polls
Yes and No sides stage rallies as voting looms

THE GREEK bailout referendum campaign ended last night with mass rallies, as polls showed the two sides neck and neck.

Greeks will vote tomorrow on whether to accept the draconian terms of the EU troika’s package to rescue the nation’s banking system.

The troika, comprising the International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Central Bank (ECB) and European Commission have demanded a continuation of the disastrous austerity policies that have wrecked the Greek economy and mired the country in ever greater debt since 2010.

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