> the premise of the referendum was that it would strengthen Greek's negotiating hand Wrong. The reason for a referendum is so, whatever comes next, the people

> the premise of the referendum was that it would strengthen Greek's negotiating hand Wrong. The reason for a referendum is so, whatever comes next, the people and the governing party go in knowing they are together, with a level of bonding that is extremely rare in our cynically modern western democracies. Compare with Spain's recently gag law, which was passed by the government against the will of almost half of their own voters (and presumably against 100% of everyone else).