Constitutional experts question whether proposed Greek debt referendum is really democratic option | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Athens (dpa) – The Greek government’s decision to hold a referendum in just a week’s time on its creditors’ latest bailout proposal is undemocratic, an expert warns. Although the vote would be technically legal, “it is undemocratic as there won’t be enough time for people to express their opinion,” says Doctor Triantafyllia Lina Papadopoulou, a professor…

Berlin (dpa) – Germany’s vice chancellor said in a radio interview on Saturday that a Greek referendum on bailout terms would make sense in principle if it is clear to voters exactly what they are deciding on. “We would be well advised not to brush this proposal from [Greek Prime Minister Alexis] Tsipras aside and to…