Cost of living dominates Greek voter concerns as new parties face cautious reception
Rising living costs remain the dominant concern for Greek voters, according to a MARC poll for ANT1, which also shows a largely cautious public response to two newly formed political parties entering the national scene.
The survey found that 73.8% of respondents identified the cost of living as Greece’s most serious problem, followed by salaries and pensions at 39.4%, corruption at 31.4% and crime at 27.7%.
Health ranked fifth with 23.8%, ahead of concerns over wars (22.1%), immigration (13.6%), national issues and Greek-Turkish relations (13.2%), demographics (12.6%) and education (11.1%).
Government approval remains largely negative
The poll also indicated continued public dissatisfaction with the government’s performance. Overall, 64% of respondents described the administration as negative or somewhat negative, while 35.2% expressed a positive or somewhat positive view.
Supporters of the ruling New Democracy party largely approved of the government’s work, while voters aligned with SYRIZA and PASOK expressed strong disapproval.
New parties receive cautious response
The survey also measured first impressions of two new political formations: Hope for Democracy, led by Tempe rail disaster campaigner Maria Karystianou, and ELAS, launched by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
Both parties received mixed to negative evaluations overall.
ELAS was viewed negatively by nearly six in ten respondents, while only around one in four expressed a positive view. Hope for Democracy also faced scepticism, with most voters from major parties rating it negatively, although SYRIZA supporters showed relatively more favourable responses compared to other groups.
The findings suggest that while voter frustration remains high over economic pressures, new political alternatives have yet to translate that sentiment into broad electoral support.
Source:Kathimerini
