The countdown for the European elections on June 9 ticks and Greeks remain increasingly disappointed from the conservative government of New Democracy. However, the ruling party remains in the lead in public opinion polls even though with slightly lower percentage than a month earlier.
According to the last poll conducted by Metron Analysis on behalf of MEGA TV and broadcast on Tuesday, the high prices for food and other essentials remain the major problem that concerns the majority of the Greek society.
“We’re going in the wrong directions” said 6 out of 10 respondents, while a 58% of them said that the message they want to send is “the disapproval of the government.”
The majority of citizens (61%) believe that the country is going in the wrong direction and that the European elections should send a message of disapproval to the government (58%).
The opinion of the majority of citizens about the government and the official opposition remains negative, while the parties’ rallies are not at their highest levels.
The undecided vote stands at 11.2%.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set the percentage threshold for the ND at 33%.
In the voting intention, ruling ND gathers a percentage of 25.4%, slightly reduced compared to 26.8% in a poll conducted in April.
- ND 25.4%
- SYRIZA 12.9%
- PASOK 10.5%
- KKE 6.4%
- Greek Solution 6%
- Freedom Movement 3.4%
- Niki 3 .1%
- MeRA25 2.7%
- New Left with 2.5%.
In the vote estimation, the ND. collects 31%, SYRIZA 15.7%, PASOK 12.9%, KKE 7.9%, Hellenic Solution 7.3%, Freedom Movement 4.2%, Niki 3.8%, MERA25 3.3% and the New Left 3%.
Four parties meanwhile are flirting with 3%.
6 out of 10 citizens believe that the country is currently moving in the wrong direction.
Many of those who feel that a message of disapproval should be sent to the government identify themselves as Right/Centre Right.
Top 5 Problems of citizens’ concern
- High prices 40%
- Economy 25%
- Unemployment 5%
- Crisis of Institutions 5%
- Foreign Policy issues 3%
Government narrative of Destabilization
In the Metron Analysis poll, 69% of respondents (including several Center/Right/Centre-Rightists), believe that the European elections will not create a problem of political stability in the country, which shows that the Premier’s narrative about destabilization in Greece if the ND is not strengthened, does not convince the citizens.
source: in.gr
