Greek government-debt crisis

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to deliver a national address at 4 p.m. ahead of Sunday's election, the government said in a statement.

In the final days of election campaigning, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his campaign team are to redouble efforts to boost languishing morale among conservative supporters while also trying to win round undecided voters.

By Costas Iordanidis

With opinion polls suggesting that SYRIZA?s lead over New Democracy is growing, leftist leader Alexis Tsipras urged voters to give him the extra backing needed to gain a parliamentary majority in Sunday?s elections.

 More than 60 pct want 'consensus' in talks with troika

A new opinion poll showed opposition SYRIZA leading conservative New Democracy by 4 percent. The survey was carried out by Pulse on behalf of Action24 website.

Greece's economic fate, security, hang on election

By Alexis Papachelas

Sunday?s election will be decisive for Greece.

Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos is ?absolutely ready? to govern with SYRIZA if the leftist party wins Sunday?s elections, he said during a news conference on Wednesday.

New Democracy

Founded: 1974
Leader: Antonis Samaras

By Renee Maltezou & Lefteris Papadimas

Greece's Socialist PASOK party could support a government led by the radical leftist SYRIZA party as part of a wider pro-euro alliance to steer the country out of its bailout program, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos told Reuters.