Greece will send a strong message of change at the elections next Sunday, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said in a speech in Bologna, before singing "Bella Ciao" along with the crowd.

Today, PASOK's Evangelos Venizelos conducted a televised news conference and blamed SYRIZA for sensationalism, regarding yesterday's local elections.

Early this morning, SYRIZA backed candidate for Attica Rena Dourou, surpassed incumbent Giannis Sgouros with 23.73% and 22.18% of votes, respectively.