Conservative main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leadership candidate Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived at his voting center in uptown Kifissia, north of Athens, shortly after 11 a.m. to cast his votes in the elections. Speaking to journalists he said that the friends of the party are taking its fate in their hands. He underlined that the ND needs strong impetus.

He commented on the huge voter turnout and said that this was a “day of celebration for ND” and predicted that 2016 would be a good year for the party.