Ruling New Democracy remains the Greece’s leading political force, according to a new opinion poll conducted by Interview for the newspaper Political, which also gauges public attitudes toward potential new political initiatives involving former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, Maria Karystianou — the mother of a victim of the Tempi rail disaster — and Pavlos De Grèce, son of Greece’s former king, Constantine II.
According to the survey’s findings, if national elections were held today, nine parties would enter parliament. New Democracy would come first with 31.9%, holding a 17.9-percentage-point lead over PASOK, which follows in second place with 14%.
Course of Freedom (Plefsi Eleftherias) ranks third with 8.3%, followed by Greek Solution (Elliniki Lysi) at 7.3% and the Communist Party (KKE) with 6.5%. SYRIZA and MeRA25 each record 3.8%, while Voice of Reason (Foni Logikis) secures 3.5% and the Democracy Movement 3.1%. Meanwhile, Niki and New Left both register 1.4%. A notable 14.9% of respondents say they would choose another party.
The survey also sheds light on public sentiment toward potential political figures and initiatives outside the current party landscape. Regarding a possible political role for Pavlos De Grèce, 63% of respondents express a negative or rather negative view, while only 23% respond positively or rather positively. Another 14% say they are undecided or decline to answer.
Similarly limited support appears for a possible party led by Maria Karystianou. Some 65.8% say they would not vote for such a party at all, while 11.8% say they would be very likely to support it and 9% say they would be fairly likely to do so.
Public sentiment is even more negative toward a potential political comeback by Alexis Tsipras. A decisive 76.3% say they would not vote for a party led by him, while only 9.9% say they would be very likely to support such a move.
