The benefits announced by President of PASOK Giorgos Papandreou for farmers and pensioners are the main focus of the pre-election confrontations during the last week of the pre-election period, while both major parties are preparing for their major rallies in Athens. ND's political planning Secretary Giorgos Souflias spoke for his party and characterized the announcements as sketchy and unfounded. Secretary General of the KKE Aleka Papariga characterized them as fraud, during her speech in Thessaloniki, while President of the Coalition of the Radical Left Nikos Constantopoulos announced benefits for the undecided, during his speech in Patra. President of DIKKI Dimitris Tsovolas spoke of unrealistic announcements.