Politicians cast their vote, urge citizens to participate

Greece's main party leaders cast their vote on Sunday's triple elections, in a poll widely seen as a vote of confidence in the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Forty party lists are running for Greece's 21 European Parliament seats. For the EU elections, the country is considered as one constituency, so political parties present single tickets for the entire country.
The triple elections are closely watched as they will provide a glimpse of the electorate's mood ahead of the national polls to be held on or before October 20. So far, all surveys give a safe lead to the Conservatives of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Speaking after he cast his vote, the Greek premier urged voters to defend the series of tax cuts and handouts announced by the government earlier this year and warned that they could be rolled back if the opposition gains significant ground.
"This...