New Democracy and SYRIZA are jockeying for the centre, while smaller players like PASOK, Potami and the Union of Centrists are being pushed to the periphery
None of the small parties could reach 5%; if elections were held today, the Centrists Union, Potami and the Independent Greeks would remain outside parliament
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is on a visit to Russia and met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at his residence in Novo-Ogarevo near Moscow.
The Greek Prime Minister has a busy programme of meetings during the first major event for 2016, namely his visit to the Swiss winter resort of Davos (21-24 January), where the World Economic Forum will take place.