Popular Singer Entertains Protesters in Athens

Popular singer Eleni Vitali serenaded thousands of anti-austerity protesters converged on Athens’ Syntagma Square on Friday, July 3, to show support for the government’s call for a No vote in the June 5 referendum. Other popular artists including Rita Andonopoulou, Christos Thiveos, Socrates Malama and Thanos Mikroutsikos also performed for the crowd, according to local reports.

In other parts of the city, ‘Yes’ supporters protested for the acceptance of the terms laid out for more international funds to tackle Greece’s debt crisis.

The atmosphere was tense in Greece after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called a referendum on a draft agreement to secure more funds from the country’s creditors. Capital control imposed on banks has limited most citizens from withdrawing more than €60 a day, with pensioners permitted a maximum of €120. Credit: YouTube/Panos Hatzilazaridis