Greek Finance Minister resigns after vote against austerity measures

Q.  Name the Greek Finance Minister who has resigned after Greek voters delivered an overwhelming "No" vote in a referendum on whether to accept more austerity measures in return for new bailout cash?
- Published on 25 Jul 15

a. Alexis Tsipras
b. Francois Hollande
c. Yanis Varoufakis
d. Angela Merkel

ANSWER: Yanis Varoufakis
 
In a statement published on his personal blog on 6th July’15, Varoufakis said he was stepping down to allow Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to reach a new deal with European creditors. The announcement came as European Union leaders scrambled for a response following the overwhelming "No" vote in yesterday's referendum.

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