Main opposition SYRIZA party on Thursday announced that MP and former minister George Katrougalos was being “withdrawn from the election race”, meaning the general election on Sunday, only hours after the latter more-or-less said that if returned to power the party would again raise tax prepayments and social security contributions for self-employed professionals.

The mention of Alexis Tsipras that he wants to "win over" former Golden Dawn voters caused upheaval and political shock.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to include the message of "change" in his pre-election rhetoric, while main opposition SYRIZA took the lead to move strategically with the slogan towards the May 21 ballot weeks ago. Alexis Tsipras keeps both the narrative of "political change" and the "Mitsotakis or change" dilemma in the foreground.