1st LD: Greek FinMin resigns after referendum
Xinhua, July 6, 2015 Adjust font size:
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced his resignation in an announcement Monday, after his compatriots voted No to a bailout offer in a highly controversial referendum.
He said the decision was made in view of " a certain 'preference' by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted 'partners', for my ... 'absence' from its meetings."
It was "an idea that the Prime Minister judged to be potentially helpful to him in reaching an agreement," he added. Endi