Polls Close on Historic Greek Referendum

Polling station officials count the ballots at a polling station in Athens on July 5, 2015. (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)(ATHENS, Greece) — The polls have closed in Greece in a historic referendum that could determine the country’s future in Europe, its currency and impact the global economy.

Greece’s government has cast the vote as one about increased unpopular austerity measures.

Opponents argue it has more to do with Greece’s place in the European Union and the Eurozone.

Surveys leading up to the referendum show voters almost evenly split.

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