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Political Landscape Shifts: New Democracy Leads with 27.2%, PASOK Rises to Second at 11.8%

GPO poll reveals shifting dynamics post-PM's announcements at Thessaloniki Expo - 57% of SYRIZA voters support the motion against Kasselakis

Newsroom September 11 08:50

The political landscape, shaped by the Prime Minister’s announcements at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) and developments within SYRIZA and PASOK, is captured in a major GPO poll presented on Star’s main news broadcast.

In voting intentions, the ruling party holds a 15.4-point lead over PASOK, with SYRIZA in third place:
New Democracy: 27.2%, PASOK: 11.8%, SYRIZA: 9.3%, KKE: 8.3%, Hellenic Solution: 8.1%, Voice of Logic: 4.1%, Course of Freedom: 3.5%, NIKI: 2.7%, New Left: 2%. Notably, the company did not provide a calculation based on valid votes or a vote estimate.

Tsipras Dominates SYRIZA Leadership

Among SYRIZA voters, 40% disagree or somewhat disagree with the no-confidence motion against Stefanos Kasselakis, which led to new internal elections. Meanwhile, 57.4% agree or somewhat agree with it.

SYRIZA voters view Alexis Tsipras as the most suitable leader with 42.8%, followed by Stefanos Kasselakis at 17.9%. Third is Socrates Famellos at 13.7%, with Pavlos Polakis (7.4%), Olga Gerovasili (4.7%), Nikolas Farantouris (2.3%), and Apostolos Gletsos (1.2%) following.

PASOK Leadership

Among PASOK voters, 35.2% believe Nikos Androulakis should be re-elected as President, while 59% prefer someone else to take the leadership.

Calls for Stricter Immigration Policies

A significant 78.7% of respondents believe immigration policy should become stricter. Additionally, 83.6% support the ban on mobile phones in schools.

Evaluation of the Prime Minister’s Announcements

Regarding the Prime Minister’s announcements at TIF, 39.2% view them positively, while 57.4% rate them negatively.

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Key Priorities for Citizens

Citizens, by 61.7%, see tackling inflation as the government’s top priority, followed by improving the healthcare system at 43.2%.

However, 65.7% judge the government’s measures to combat inflation negatively, while 33.3% view them positively.

View the full poll results.

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