'Greece will turn blue on Sunday night,' says ND leader in final campaign speech

Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called on young voters and former New Democracy supporters to back the conservatives at Sunday's elections for European Parliament, and regional and local government, so that they could "write a new page" in Greece's history.

Speaking in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on the final day of campaigning before polls open at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, Mitsotakis appeared confident of victory in all three polls, which are being seen as a litmus test ahead of general elections later in the year. Greece "will turn blue on Sunday night," he said, referring to the color of his party's logo.

"I went to every corner of Greece and met with thousands of Greeks. I saw the disappointment in their eyes for all the years that have been lost during the crisis. I also saw their determination to support their families with dignity,"...