Polls suggest a “neck and neck” electoral showdown on Sunday

With only three days left until Sunday’s critical snap election, there can be no safe predictions with voters appearing to be...

With only three days left until Sunday’s critical snap election, there can be no safe predictions with voters appearing to be skeptical and undecided, according to the latest survey conducted by Kapa Research for To Vima.

When asked which party they intend to vote for on Sunday, the respondents answered:

Party

Current reading
(15-16 Sept)

Previous reading
(9-10 Sept)

SYRIZA

29.0%

26.7%

New Democracy

28.4%

26.2%

Golden Dawn

6.7%

7.0%

The River

5%

5%

KKE

5.5%

5.9%

Independent Greeks

3.0%

3.1%

PASOK/DIMAR

5.9%

6.1%

Popular Union

3.5%

4.2%

Union of Centrists

3.2%

3.6%

Other party

2.4%

2.0%

Undecided

7.4%

10.2%

With nearly 60% of respondents voting for either of the two “major parties” and researches expecting this rate to grow, a resurgence of a two-party system appears to be on the cards.

The survey also shows that SYRIZA’ Alexis Tsipras (36.5%) is considered a more suitable Prime Minister than New Democracy’s Evangelos Meimarakis (35.1%). Voters also prefer a coalition government led by SYRIZA (37.4%) over one that is led by New Democracy (35.7%).

The majority of respondents also believe that SYRIZA will win Sunday’s elections (55.6%), with a smaller section (30.5%) predicting that New Democracy will prevail.

The full survey results (in Greek) are available online.

Additional surveys reveal how close the vote will be on Sunday

In the survey for the Efimerida ton Syntakton conducted by Prorata, SYRIZA has a four-point lead over New Democracy:

SYRIZA

28%

New Democracy

24%

Golden Dawn

7.5%

The River

5%

KKE

5%

Independent Greeks

2.5%

PASOK/DIMAR

5%

Popular Union

3%

Union of Centrists

3%

Other party

2%

Undecided

15%

In the survey conducted by the University of Macedonia for the Skai television network New Democracy has a half-point leave over SYRIZA:

New Democracy

30%

SYRIZA

29.5%

Golden Dawn

6.5%

KKE

5.5%

PASOK/DIMAR

5%

The River

5%

Union of Centrists

4%

Popular Union

3%

Independent Greeks

2.5%

Undecided

6%

In the poll conducted by Alco SYRIZA (25.3%) has a 0.3% lead over New Democracy (25%), while Golden Dawn is in third place (6.2%). The poll also reveals that 10% of voters remain undecided and 5.3% will not vote.

Finally, the survey carried out by Metron Analysis shows New Democracy (31.9%) ahead of SYRIZA (31.6%), illustrating how close the vote will be on Sunday.

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