Late summer poll has ruling New Democracy losing support
The first opinion poll as the summer season winds down has ruling New Democracy (ND) apparently losing voters’ support, although none of the party’s political rivals appear as gaining or even achieving any semblance of dynamism.
The poll, conducted by the Interview firm for a local website, was conducted between Aug. 21 and Aug. 23 on a sample of 3,000 respondents.
In terms of voters’ intent, ND pools 21.4%, followed by socialist/social democrat PASOK, 12.2%, which is now the main opposition party in Parliament.
Third place goes to the right-wing and Euroskeptic Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) party, 8.4%, followed by the left-wing but equally Euroskeptic Plefsi Eleftherias (Course of Freedom) party, 8.3%.
The Communist Party (KKE) is given 6.5%, followed by three out-of-Parliament parties and one represented in the legislature, the one-time ruling SYRIZA, which fell in the recent poll to 3.7%.
In an extrapolation of the results, center-right ND picks up 25.9%, a lower figure than its most recent European Parliament election showing and down by roughly five percentage points from its previous showing in the same firm’s poll. PASOK is given 14.8%. No less than lesser six parties are also shown above 3%, which is the threshold (of valid votes in a general election) for entering Parliament.
When queried as to who is considered as most suitable for prime minister, incumbent Kyriakos Mitsotakis garnered 31%, compared to ex-premier Alexis Tsipras, at 26%, although the highest support was for the answer “None.”
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