Greek referendum poll shows lead for "No" vote

But the lead has narrowed significantly after imposition of capital controls

A majority of Greeks would vote 'No' to the terms of a proposed bailout deal by foreign lenders but the lead narrowed significantly after banks were closed this week, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday.

The poll, by the ProRata institute published in the Efimerida ton Syntatkton newspaper, showed 54% of those planning to vote would oppose the bailout against 33% in favour.

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However, a breakdown of results between those polled before and after Sunday's decision to close the banks and impose capital controls showed the gap narrowing.

 

Of those polled before the announcement of the bank closures, 57% said they would vote 'No' against 30% for who would vote 'Yes'. However of those polled after, the No's were at only 46% against 37% Yes.