According to yesterday's EU election results, SYRIZA elects 5 deputies, New Democracy 5, Golden Dawn 3, To Potami 2, and Elia, KKE, and ANEL, one each.

The main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party maintains its lead of 3.7 percentage points against the senior coalition government partner New Democracy (ND) party in Sunday's European Parliament elections.

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos is expected in the city of Jerusalem on Friday, where he will have a meeting with Pope Francis on Sunday.