Greek Socialist Party supporters attend a pre-election rally in Athens. Greeks head to the polling booths on Sunday to elect a new government – and the rest of Europe will be watching closely.

The European Commission denies that it has prepared contingency plans for a Greek exit from the euro – The Times says in a leading article today that this is “implausible or, if true, alarming”. Elsewhere, government and central bank officials in Japan have reportedly been busy.

(AFP Photo/Andreas Solaroandreas Solaro)