The Non won the Greek referendum on the proposals of the creditors

Athens – The final results of the referendum held Sunday on the proposals of creditors to Greece, show a clear victory for the No with 61.31 against 38.69 for the Yes, announced Monday the Greek Ministry of Interior.

The participation rate reached 62.5 per cent, according to data released following the counting of all ballots. The head of government met in the evening president Prokopis Pavlopoulos and asked him to convene a meeting of leaders of different political parties to form “a strong national front” in the coming negotiations.

“Greece was, is and will remain a full member of the European Union,” said President Pavlopoulos, during his meeting with Alexis Tsipras, at the Presidential Palace Sunday night, noting that Greece will remain in Europe and the euro area “is not negotiable”.

The meeting of leaders of political parties under the chairmanship of Mr. Pavlopoulos will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, according to Greek media sources.

The leader of the Greek right-wing opposition, former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, has resigned from the leadership of his party, New Democracy (ND), after the victory in the referendum. He asked Vanghelis MEIMARAKIS temporarily assume the presidency of the party.

The results of the referendum have prompted European leaders to react. The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk announced on Sunday night that he convened an extraordinary summit of the eurozone on Greece Tuesday evening.

French President Francois Hollande and German cahncelière Angela Merkel had said earlier wish to hold such a summit Tuesday after the massive victory of the “no” in the referendum in Greece on the proposals to international creditors countries.

For its part, the European Commission said take note of the outcome of the Greek referendum and respect it.

The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi, Donald Tusk and President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, will discuss the situation on Monday.

The victory of the no on the proposals of international creditors in Athens, a new period of uncertainty in Greece after a week marked by the closure of banks, and limiting the amount of withdrawals of money to 60 euros, to prevent a collapse of the Greek financial system.

International financial markets were also sensitive to the victory of the no. The euro fell sharply in early trade in Asia. Around 9:40 p.m. GMT, the euro fell by 1.21 pc against the US dollar at 1.0979 dollar and 1.72 pc against the Japanese currency to 134.05 yen.

The result of the Greek referendum “has two consequences: it legitimizes the position of the Greek government and he leaves the ball in the Europe camp,” write analysts from ANZ Bank in a research note.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange opened sharply lower Monday after the clear victory of the non Sunday referendum in Greece, a result that opens a period of uncertainty for the euro area.

In the first minute of trading, the Nikkei index of 225 blue chips yielded 1.65% (-339.64 points) to 20,200.15 points.

The Japanese authorities have assured their vigilance Monday morning. “While the direct economic and financial ties between Japan and Greece are limited, the government and the Bank of Japan stands ready to manage the possible developments in Greece” and “carefully monitor” market developments, said the Finance Minister Taro Aso in a statement.