Ruling New Democracy (ND) party on Thursday saw an increase in voters’ support, according to the most recent Metron Analysis poll conducted for Mega TV and presented on the nationwide channel’s primetime newscast. The development comes amid ongoing military operations and outright warfare in the Middle East.
However, respondents’ concerns over inflation and the lingering impact of alleged political scandals continue to fuel anti-government sentiment.
File photo: A bird’s eye view of Grece’s 300-MP Parliament. (INTIME NEWS)
Specifically, conservative ND was favored by 23.8% of respondents in the poll. Main opposition PASOK remains in second place and far behind the leading party, at 10.4%. Third and fourth place are held by two Eurosceptic parties, one on the far left, and the other on the far right, respectively: Zoe Konstantopoulou’s Plefsi Eleftherias (Course of Freedom) at 8%, and the Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) party, at 6.8%.
Another four parties, two currently represented in Parliament, and two not represented, are given support above 3% – the threshold as a share of a general election (of valid ballots) required for Parliament representation. The figure that combines the undecided vote, blank/invalid and “no intention to vote” is roughly 24%.
With an all-important extrapolation of the results, ND reaches 31.1%, with socialist/social democrat PASOK at 13.6%, and Plefsi Eleftherias 10.5%. The poll also indicates eight political parties entering Parliament, if the results of the latest poll are repeated in a general election.
MRB Poll
Meanwhile, another poll released the same day, by the MRB firm for Open TV, shows New Democracy (ND) leading PASOK by a wide margin of 17.1 percentage points, with eight parties again projected to enter parliament, based on results of this poll.
Asked who is best suited to be prime minister, incumbent Kyriakos Mitsotakis was picked by 24.6% of respondents, marginally behind the answer “none”.
Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Views on Middle East Conflict
In a question regarding the ongoing Middle East conflict, 68.2% of respondents said they believe Greece should remain neutral.
Asked about the US and Israeli decision to attack Iran, 80.1% of respondents said it was wrong, compared to 13.2% in favor.
On the prospect of NATO dispatching NATO naval forces in support of the US operations, 65.2% of respondents said they are against, with 24.9% answering they are in favor.
Conversely, 69.8% of respondents said Athens’ decision to send two frigates and four F-16s to Cyprus was correct, along with deploying a Patriot air defense battery to the Greek island of Karpathos, 67.7%.
The Hellenic Navy frigates “Kimon” and “Psara” near the port of Limassol, as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, Cyprus, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
The main concerns related to the war are its global economic impact, 57.6%; its impact on the national economy, 48.6%; an escalation of conflict, 43.4%; a risk of Greece’s military involvement, 34.4%; increased migration flows targeting the country, 26.4%.
In short, the latest MRB poll indicates that while Greeks support military assistance to Cyprus and the deployment of Patriot missiles on Karpathos, they overwhelmingly prefer Greece to remain neutral in the broader Middle East conflict.
