The latest opinion poll results this week show a continued lead by ruling New Democracy (ND) party, with the center-right incumbent given 24.4% in terms of respondents’ preference, nearly 14 percentage points above second-place PASOK party’s 10.8%.

ND and incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ dominance in every mainstream opinion poll conducted in Greece to gauge voters’ intent and approval ratings continues for nearly a decade, even before the party returned to power in July 2019.

Another five lesser parties are also shown above 3%, the threshold necessary for representation in parliament (of valid votes in a general election).

The poll was conducted by the firm Opinion Poll and presented on the regional broadcaster Action24.

The figure for undecided voters was 19.1%.

An extrapolation of the results gives ND 30.2% to main opposition PASOK’s 13.4%, with the left-wing and Eurosceptic Plefsi Eleftherias (Course of Freedom) party at 10.4%, just ahead of the right-wing and equally Eurosceptic Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) party at 10.1%.

The pollsters in this case also asked respondents whether they would vote for new parties created by Tempi rail disaster advocate Maria Karystianou, and former prime ministers Alexis Tsipras and Antonis Samaras, who stand on opposite sides of the political spectrum, respectively.

Asked about the prospect of voting for a party created by Karystianou, the mother of one of the 57 Tempi victims, respondents answered:

  • Very likely – 16,1%
  • Likely – 13,2%
  • Possibly – 12,4%
  • Not at all – 54,1%
  • Don’t know/won’t answer – 4,1%

Maria Karystianou

Asked about a return of once radical leftist Tsipras whether they’d vote for a new party he could lead, respondents said:

  • Very likely – 7,2%
  • Likely – 9,9%
  • Possibly – 11,4%
  • Not at all – 68,1%
  • Don’t know/won’t answer – 3,4%

Alexis Tsipras

Asked the same question for a new party by rightist veteran politician Samaras, the results showed:

  • Very likely – 3,8%
  • Likely – 6,6%
  • Possibly – 12,8%
  • Not at all – 74,4%
  • Don’t know/won’t answer – 2,4%

Former prime minister Antonis Samaras, far right, sitting next to another ex-premier, Costas Karamanlis.