Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis resigns despite referendum no vote
by Martin Farrer, Jennifer Rankin and Ian Traynor from on (#DE1E)
The controversial minister says he is standing down after pressure from Greece's 'assorted partners'
The Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has quit, despite the country's decisive rejection of the eurozone's terms for the country remaining in the single currency.
Varoufakis, who infuriated eurozone leaders and recently compared Greece's creditors to terrorists, said the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, thought it would be better if he stood down, after pressure from European leaders.
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