Most Greeks want stay in eurozone, debt deal with lenders: survey

The overwhelming majority of Greek citizens support the country's stay in the eurozone and the signing of a debt deal with international creditors to keep Greece afloat, according to results of an opinion survey revealed Sunday.

Some 67.8 percent respondents in the poll conducted by polling firm Kappa Research for Vima (Tribune) daily said they want to keep Greece within the European single currency zone against a 25.2 percent who opted for return to drachma.

Sixty-six percent of participants said that they preferred an agreement with lenders, while 26.5 percent said they preferred a rift, even if it would lead the country to bankruptcy in coming weeks and a possible Grexit.

The 47.2 percent of respondents said that in case of a referendum they would vote in favor of a debt deal and 33 percent against.

The survey was carried out on June 24 until June 26, a few hours before Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his government's intention to call a referendum for July 5 after five months of fruitless talks on a reforms for cash agreement.

In the early hours of Sunday the Greek parliament approved the proposal which fueled concern over an imminent bankruptcy, as the government urges voters to reject a "humiliating" deal.

On June 30 expires the second bailout that kept Greece afloat for the past three years and without a deal with creditors on forthcoming Tuesday Greece would most likely be unable to repay a loan installment to International Monetary Fund. Enditem