New Democracy leads voting intention with 27%, poll shows
Greece’s governing New Democracy party leads voting intention with 27%, followed by the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS) at 13.8% and socialist PASOK at 10.5%, according to a poll conducted by Marc for ANT1 TV.
Far-right Greek Solution ranks fourth with 6%, followed by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) at 5.9% and Course of Freedom at 4.7%.
Hope for Democracy received 3.9%, Alliance of Greeks 3.8% and ultra-nationalist Voice of Reason 3.1%. MeRA25 stood at 2.3%, while SYRIZA recorded 1.5%.
Majority expresses dissatisfaction with government
The survey found that 62.7% of respondents held a negative or rather negative view of the New Democracy government’s performance, while 36.7% expressed a positive or rather positive opinion.
Among New Democracy voters, however, 72.3% said they were satisfied with the government. The pattern was reversed among supporters of opposition parties.
PASOK leads on opposition performance
Asked which party was conducting the most substantial opposition, 16.6% of respondents selected PASOK, followed by ELAS at 9.2%, Course of Freedom at 8.2% and Greek Solution at 6.7%.
KKE received 4.6%, SYRIZA 3.9%, Voice of Reason 3.3% and Hope for Democracy 2.4%.
Meanwhile, 39.5% said no party was providing particularly satisfactory opposition, highlighting widespread dissatisfaction with the performance of opposition forces.
Rising prices remain a major concern
On the cost-of-living crisis, 53.1% of respondents said the government was dragging its feet in addressing rising prices.
Another 31.8% said the government was trying to help but needed to introduce stronger measures and controls. Only 13% believed it was doing everything possible with the resources available.
Mixed views on Rubio’s visit to Athens
The poll also examined public perceptions of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s official visit to Athens the previous week.
A total of 45.1% of respondents viewed the visit positively or rather positively, while 40.7% expressed a negative or rather negative opinion.
The findings point to contrasting public assessments of Greece’s governing party, the opposition and the government’s handling of economic pressures, particularly the persistent rise in consumer prices.
Source:Kathimerini
