King Abdullah, of Saudi Arabia, died on Friday, after a short illness. Crown Prince Salman has been named the new King with Prince Muqrin crown prince, according to a Royal Court statement.

There will be no governing in company with those who served memorandums, main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday in his main campaign speech at Omonia Square in Athens prior to elections on Sunday, calling for national unity and a new dream for Greece.

Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras on Friday in statements to ANT1 TV lashed out at SYRIZA and said that with its policy it was excluding Greece from ECB’s state bond buying programme.

In an interview with Greek-American National Herald newspaper, former Democratic presidential nominee Michael Doukakis expressed his opinion on the election.