If main opposition SYRIZA wins the europarliament elections, then the government will no longer have a mandate to run the country and national elections will follow, was the gist of an interview main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras gave to the Financial Times, Reuters, and the BBC.

Three polls published over the weekend give different views of public opinion with two showing a slight lead for governing New Democracy (ND) party, and the third showing a lead by main opposition SYRIZA, while Golden Dawn (GD) remains in third place.

A health ministry bill was passed by Parliament on Wednesday amid controversy over an article on price reductions in pharmaceuticals.