Greek Ruling Party Gains Ground But Two-Thirds Want Change of Government, Poll Shows - iefimerida.gr

Greek Ruling Party Gains Ground But Two-Thirds Want Change of Government, Poll Shows

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Greece's ruling New Democracy party edged up in voter intentions but nearly two-thirds of respondents said they want a change of government at the next election, according to a GPO poll conducted for Star television.

New Democracy registered 26.3% voting intent, up 1.8 percentage points from the previous month, while PASOK rose 1.4 points to 12.2%.

ΤΟ ΑΡΘΡΟ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΖΕΙ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΔΙΑΦΗΜΙΣΗ

Greek Solution came third at 8.9%, followed by the Communist Party KKE at 8.1%, Plefsi Eleftherias at 7% and SYRIZA at 3.8%. The undecided bloc stood at 16.2%.

Despite New Democracy's modest gains, 64.8% of respondents said they want a different government after the next election, against 31.2% who want Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to continue.

On government formation, 51.7% prefer a single-party majority even if it requires a repeat election, while 44.9% would accept a coalition.

The poll also tracked potential support for two parties not yet in parliament.

The party being formed by Maria Karystianou, mother of a Tempi rail disaster victim turned political activist, drew combined likely support of 17.8%, while the new party of former prime minister Alexis Tsipras attracted 17.4% — both showing downward trends.

ΤΟ ΑΡΘΡΟ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΖΕΙ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΔΙΑΦΗΜΙΣΗ

On policy and public mood, nine in ten respondents expressed concern about the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict.

Some 56.6% rated the government's response to that crisis negatively, against 39.6% who viewed it positively.

An overwhelming 84.3% said minimum wage increases have failed to keep pace with inflation.

On the Tempi trial, only 31.2% believe the state has secured conditions for proceedings to unfold normally.

The wiretapping scandal, which has dogged the government for several years, remains salient, with nearly 78% rating it a very or fairly important issue.

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