Polls put SYRIZA ahead in the next elections

More people would vote for SYRIZA’s radical left than the conservative ND party if elections were held today

Metron Analysis polling company’s weekly barometer published in the Saturday edition of the newspaper “Parapolitika” gives main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party a 4.5% lead over the major coalition conservative New Democracy (ND) leadership in voting intention.

The results yielded by the opinion poll show that 24.3% of those polled would be likely to vote for SYRIZA, followed by ND with 19.8%. To Potami gets 6.9%, Golden Dawn 5%, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) 4%, PASOK 3.8%, Independent Greeks (ANEL) 2.7% and ANDARSYA receives 1%. 3.8% of those asked said they would vote for “another party”, while 5.3% of those polled stated they would cast a blank or void ballot, 6.7% would abstain, 13.4% were undecided and 3.3 pct did not answer.

When asked “Which party do you think will be the winner in the next elections?” 4.9% said SYRIZA.

In the same poll, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is considered the most suitable to be prime minister by 32%, while SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras gets 20%. ANEL leader Panos Kammenos gets 1%, “Other” gets 65, “Nobody” gets 35%, while 6% did not answer.