Outspoken MP Zoe Konstantopoulou appears to be the most popular politician in Greece at the moment, according to the latest poll caried out by research firm MRB.

The survey, carried out between December 4 and 12, found Konstantopoulou ranking second behind Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis among respondents who were asked to select the most suitable politician to serve as prime minister. Mitsotakis led with 24.1%.

Konstantopoulou’s rise in popularity is attributed largely to her widely viewed TikTok videos covering an ongoing parliamentary investigation into the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal.

When asked which party they would support if elections were held soon, 22.6 percent of respondents favored the ruling New Democracy (ND), followed by PASOK at 10.9%. Meanwhile, 44.8% of those surveyed believe ND would win the next parliamentary election if it were held next Sunday.

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Greek MP Zoe Konstantopoulou in parliament. Photo: Giorgos Kontarinis/Eurokinissi

Further down the list were Hellenic Solution with 9.1%, Plefsi Eleftherias (Course of Freedom) at 7.5%, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) at 6.7 percent, and leftist SYRIZA at 6%.

Smaller parties recorded single-digit support, while the “uncertain vote” reached 22.5%. Of this percentage, 17.4%  said they were undecided or declined to answer, and 5.1% opted for blank, invalid, or abstention votes demonstrating the prevailing uncertainty as a potentially decisive factor in any future election.

Also gaining traction is Maria Karystianou, whose 19-year-old daughter was killed in the Tempi train disaster in March 2023. Karystianou has since become a leading figure in the public push for accountability and justice.

According to the poll, 31.8% of those polled said they would support a party led by Karystianou, outpacing a potential return of parties led by former prime ministers Alexis Tsipras (23.2%) and Antonis Samaras.

Although Karystianou has denied plans to enter politics, her growing appeal is echoed in a new GPO political barometer published by Parapolitika, which also found that 52.2% of respondents favor early elections.

In a recent interview to Kontra TV, Karystianou left the door open to future political involvement, saying that if the right conditions and people came together, “of course it [a movement] will come emerge, and rightfully so”.

Finally, voters identified inflation and the rising cost of living, low wages, and healthcare as Greece’s most pressing problems. Most respondents described their prevailing emotions as anger, followed by fear and disappointment.