With a fractured center-left in Greece—three parties—and rumors suggesting former Greek PM Alexis Tsipras was considering forming a new party, the majority of respondents affiliated with the center-left appear disappointed with the performance of their parties against the ruling conservative party of New Democracy (ND), according to a poll carried out by pollster OPINION POLL.
The opinion poll revealed that 73.8% of those queried believed no party on the center-left was capable of beating Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with the voters of Plefsi Eleftherias (Course of Freedom) appearing as the most optimistic (43%), followed by PASOK (42.6%) and SYRIZA (41.5%). Unsurprisingly, over nine of ten (91.2%) of ND voters opined the opposition parties were unable to beat the incumbent premier.
The findings indicate that a large portion of citizens identifying as center-left (62.1%) were unfavorable to the return of former SYRIZA and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras to the political stage with a new party. Across party lines, the percentage is even higher at 63.4%, with only 22.1% seeing his return as a positive development.
According to the vote estimates, New Democracy continues to dominate the political landscape, holding a double-digit lead over its closest rival, Freedom Sailing, which has edged out PASOK in a tight race for second place.
Trailing behind are Hellenic Solution, KKE, and SYRIZA, while Niki, Democracy Movement, and Mera25 are polling above the critical 3% threshold, securing their positions in the electoral fray.
