Greece Goes To The Polls On Sunday. The Expectation Is The Governing Syriza Party Led By Tsipras Will Be Defeated

The Guardian: Resurgent centre-right party poised for victory in Greek election

Kyriakos Mitsotakis could end era of fragile coalitions with decisive win, polls suggest

As the sun sets over the Acropolis, bathing the monument in the gentle light of a dying day, Kyriakos Mitsotakis ascends the podium, punching the air in jubilant mood. The backdrop may be antiquity’s most famous site but before him is a sea of blue and white, the colour of the Greek flag being waved by the crowd.

The man poised to become Greece’s next prime minister takes in the scene. “On Sunday Greece will become blue, the blue of the sky, the blue of the sea,” he thunders. “On Sunday we vote, on Monday we turn a page.”

Three days before snap elections, the opposition leader is on a roll. Democracy can produce unexpected results but every analyst agrees this is an election of foregone conclusion.

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More News On Sunday's Greek Election

ND has 10- to 15.5-point lead over Syriza in snap vote, polls show -- Ekathimerini.com
The end of populism for Greece? Voters head to the polls with a conservative party expected to win -- CNBC
Greek election: Voters crave return to mainstream politics -- AP
Why young people have suffered the most from Greece’s economic collapse -- BBC
Greek election: Mitsotakis and the return of a Greek dynasty -- BBC
Factbox: Main policies of Greece's July 7 election rivals -- Reuters