The latest survey conducted by GPO shows that the main opposition party SYRIZA has a 6.5 point lead over New Democracy, while The River is in third place. The results of the poll, which were presented on the “Anatropi” television show on Mega Channel, are as follows:
- New Democracy – 20.2%
- SYRIZA – 26.7%
- PASOK – 4
- Independent Greeks – 3%
- Golden Dawn – 5.7%
- KKE – 5.7%
- The River – 6%
- LAOS – 2.1%
- ANTARSYA – 1.6%
- Other parties – 4.7%
- White/void – 2.1%
- Undecided – 18.2%
When asked whether they were certain about their choice 73.5% of respondent claimed to be confident, while 15.2% claimed that they had little to no confidence and 11% were completely undecided.
The polls shows that Alexis Tsipras is most popular political leader, with a 42.8% approval rating, compared to Antonis Samaras’ 41% rate. Meanwhile Stavros Theodorakis has a 40% approval rate, followed by Fotis Kouvelis (34%) and Dimitris Koutsoumpas (33.6%). The approval rate of Panos Kammenos was 29%, for Evangelos Venizelos 22.8% and for Nikos Michaloliakos 11.6%.
Nevertheless, Antonis Samaras remains the “most suitable Prime Minister” with a 43.1% rate, compared to the 37.2% of Alexis Tsipras, while 17.9% answered none of the above.
Early elections, the President and the end of the crisis
About 55.7% of respondents in the survey were against the possibility of early elections as they favor f the current assembly electing a new President, compared to 40.3% who oppose the election. In the upcoming Presidential elections though, the survey showed that 62.4% want a non-political div for President, compared to 24% who want a politician and 13.6% who did not answer.
The people seem divided over SYRIZA’s call for elections with only 45.9% agreeing with early elections (compared to 50.5% who disagree), while 61.8% do not believe that SYRIZA is ready to govern, compared to 36% who argue the opposition party is ready. GPO notes that the opposition party has increased its influence.
The people are also divided over the negotiations with the troika, with 42.5% wanting the current government to continue its efforts and 48.9% wanting to elect a new government to negotiate with the troika. About half of respondents (52.5%) believe that the danger of being expelled from the euro has gone once and for all, compared to 41.2%. Similarly, 54.1% believe that the largest part of the Greek debt can be erased, to which 43.2% of respondents disagree.
Finally, about 35.6% of respondents argue that Greece should begin procedures to leave the euro if it fails to have the largest part of the debt erased, while 61% are in favor of remaining with the euro.
