Main opposition New Democracy (ND) posted a 6.8 percent lead over ruling Pasok in a GPO opinion poll released late Monday on private MEGA television station, although ND was 7.7 percent behind the 'undecided' vote.
The poll was conducted between Thursday and Monday on a sampling of 1011 people throughout Greece.
More specifically, with respect to voters' intention, ND amassed 22.3 percent against 15.5 percent for Pasok, while the undecided vote among the respondents was 30 percent. These were followed by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) with 9.8 percent and the Radical Left Coalition (Syriza) with 4.8 percent, while the Democratic Left (Dimar), Democratic Alliance (Disy), Ecologists Greens and the Citizens' Chariot (Arma Politon) would not surpass the three percent threshold required to enter parliament, on the basis of the poll.
On the question on who is the most suitable candidate for prime minister, respondents favoured ND leader Antonis Samaras first, with 22.5 percent, followed by Prime Minister and Pasok leader George Papandreou, with 16.1 percent. Since February, Papandreou has suffered a major decline in the same poll, and Samaras has also posted a decline, although a very small one.
A majority of 52 percent of the respondents believe that early elections should not be called, against 45.6 percent who opt for snap elections. Also, 50 percent believe that early elections will be held, against 42 percent who believe that early elections will not be called.
The poll results also indicated that voters do not want a single-party government by any party. To a question on what government would be better able to deal with the crisis, 8.9 percent opted for a Pasok government under Papandreou and 14.7 percent opted for an ND government under Samaras, while 36.5 percent wanted a coalition by the two main parties (Pasok and ND), and 38.1 percent said that no government is capable of dealing with the crisis.
AMNA
