If the final result in the Greek referendum is as close as the polls (not exit polls, so treat with caution) below suggest, then as well as the trauma and drama of Grexit, the country will have to cope with deep divisions.
The same would be the case if there is a narrow win for ‘Yes’. In either case, that just over half of the country voted one way, and just a few fewer people went the other way naturally means there will be a lot of voters who are bitterly disappointed.
Whatever the result, the future for Greece is going to be difficult and many people will suffer a great deal. For those suffering who voted for the losing side, it will be easy to blame their opponents for causing their misery, and for a narrative about betrayal to spring up. This will make it much more difficult for whoever is in government over the next few years to steer the country back to stability in whatever circumstances, whether within the eurozone, or not.
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