The opposition SYRIZA party is holding the lead against New Democracy with 3.9%-7.5% as shown by the latest polls whereas, according to one of them, To Potami has displaced Golden Dawn from the third position.
The crew of "Barbaros" was ordered by the Turkish government to explore the region in the sea around the island for the presence of hydrocarbon deposits. Russia is starting large-scale military training in the Eastern Mediterranean, in an area of 800 square miles that coincides with the region "engaged" by Turkey.