Ruling New Democracy (ND) party continues to field a comfortable, albeit marginally decreased lead over second-place PASOK – now the main opposition in Parliament – in the latest results of a Pulse opinion poll, even in the face increased public anger ahead of the second anniversary of the deadly Tempi rail collision on Friday.

Specifically, center-right ND is preferred by 28.5% of respondents in the poll compared to 15.5% for socialist/social democrat PASOK.

The latest Pulse results were presented on the prime-time newscast of Skai TV on Wednesday evening.

Moreover, incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis enjoys a 30% point lead over his nearest rival, PASOK president Nikos Androulakis, in terms of political leaders’ popularity.

Conversely, the poll shows a decline in support only for ND, with PASOK and leftist SYRIZA remaining stable at 13% and 7%, respectively, when respondents were queried on voting intent. ND is down by 1.5% points compared to the same poll results of January 2025.

Beneficiaries of the current political landscape, which is dominated by forthcoming protest rallies over Tempi disaster, are the far-right and EU-sceptic Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) and Zoe Konstantopoulou’s left-of-center and anti-establishment Plefsi Eleftherias (Course of Freedom) party. The former, in fact, reaches 10% of respondents’ preference, while the latter party has almost doubled its results and reached the now fractured SYRIZA party.

The undecided bloc of respondents remains at a high level, 15%.

The poll also shows very high interest over the Tempi disaster, with Friday marking the two-year anniversary since the worst rail accident in Greece’s history. Specifically, two out of three respondents consider that little or nothing has been done to investigate the case and lay responsibility on those liable for the collision.

Finally, one out of two respondents in the poll said they were pessimistic after the first actions taken by the new Trump administration in Washington, both in terms of overall international issues and matters affecting Greece.