PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos called on citizens during an interview with NERIT state broadcaster to vote with awareness of the historic consequences of their vote and added that “we must all make a final national effort together.”

Venizelos accused main opposition party, SYRIZA, of calling on the citizens to vote against the government and government policy so that sacrifices will be “be wasted and for us to return to zero and even below zero.”

He further said that those believing that if they vote for SYRIZA will return to the state they were in before 2009 “are making a tragic mistake because if the country is led to disaster and we squander the effort we made over 4.5 years, the second illusion will be worse than the first”.

He also added that “we must take a series of initiatives that unite the nation.”

Regarding the discussion on voters of the Golden Dawn party, Venizelos said that “any flirting with the leadership of Golden Dawn or its local administration groups is repulsive”.

Venizelos also stressed that “PASOK was always open” to others, adding that the movement of “Elia is a platform for all of us to cooperate but of course when we have attitudes that are closed, very closed, such as the attitudes of Democratic Left (DIMAR) it is difficult for us to reach an understanding”.

Lastly, he said that it is feasible former PASOK voters to return to it, adding that, “Can’t you see that Tsipras’ and SYRIZA’s efforts have lost their edge?”