Α total of 31 political parties and coalitions with 1,168 candidates have been registered in Greece to participate in the European Parliament elections on Sunday, June 8, 2024. Greece elects 21 MEPs. Voters will have the opportunity to choose from candidates representing these parties and coalitions. They can mark their …
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Greece elections: Exit Polls show 8 parties may enter Parliament
Polling centers in Greece closed at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, and the exit polls show a clear victory for conservative New Democracy. Not that exit polls are ‘estimations’ therefore the rates are vary. Based on the exit polls, it is still unclear how many political parties will pass …
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Election rallies end Friday, parties pledge for Greeks’ prosperity
Friday, June 23, is the last day political parties rally for entrance and/or a high number of seats in the Greek Parliament ahead of the election on Sunday. Opinion polls show former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy party winning by a wide margin of more than 20% over …
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Mitsotakis calls household basket critics “Caviar Leftists”, triggers outrage
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis triggered an outrage when he described those criticizing the household basket with alleged lower product prices as “caviar leftists” and “champagne socialists.” During his visit to Achaia, Peloponnese on Tuesday, Mitsotakis defended in a speech the household basket saying that it “already lowers the prices …
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Wiretapping: 3 in 4 Greeks believe PM Mitsotakis has “personal responsibility”
Three in four Greek citizens, 75%, believe that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has personal responsibility for the wiretapping, public opinion poll by the Public Issue has found. 19% of Greeks believes that he does not have. According to the same poll, one in three (35%) of New Democracy voters believes …
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Greece’s Gov’t mulls new support plan as anger over energy prices grows
Alerted by the citizens’ anger over the energy prices and the increasing cost of living the conservative government is promising to come up with a new national support plan for the benefit of households and businesses. The plan is expected to be implemented in June. The national plan will be …
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Half of Greeks not satisfied with Gov’t measures against pandemic (Take Poll, pls)
Half of Greeks are not satisfied the the measures the government has taken to contain the “aggressive spread” of the coronavirus and the majority of them believes that the measures were taken with delay. In a public opinion poll conducted by ALCO on behalf of Open TV on November 6-11, …
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Two days before elections: SYRIZA leads in six polls
Left-wing SYRIZA constantly leads in all polls conducted a couple of days before the crucial elections on Sunday. Its difference to Nea Dimokratia is 4.4%-10%. However, pollsters “see” no majority government so far. On the other hand, the rates of undecided still remains between 9% and 10%. Poll GPO …
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Polls: SYR 31.2%, ND 27%; shocking 2-digit difference in Athens and Thessaloniki
Left-wing SYRIZA increases its rate towards Nea Dimokratia in a poll conducted across the country and published five days before the elections on Sunday. At the same time, SYRIZA sweeps in Athens and Thessaloniki, the areas with the biggest electorates. The B’ Athens and in both A’ and B’ Thessaloniki …
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Greek elections: Latest polls and estimated seats distributions
Left-wing SYRIZA increases its rates towards conservative Nea Dimokratia in the several polls published five days before the elections on Sunday. The growing rate difference 4%-6.5% is been justified with the rate of former ND-voters (elections 2012) who tend to cast a vote for SYRIZA. Pollsters estimate that 3% of …
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One week before Greek elections: SYRIZA leads in latest polls
One week before the parliamentary elections and left-wing SYRIZA leads in all polls published on Sunday newspapers with difference rate to Nea Dimokratia being 3.1% – 5%. To Potami seems to secure the third position, while Golden Dawn seems to move downwards. To Kinima, the party of former prime minister …
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Greek Elections 2012 – Campaign Over, Now What?
The election campaing is over. Both sides are exhausted. The voters due to the permanent bombing of political spots and endless discussions on radio and TV. The political parties and the candidates after a short but stressful and active three-weeks long campaign period. Decided voters are eager to go and …
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