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Greek Main Opposition Wins Overall Majority in New Poll

A  new poll published on Wednesday suggests that the conservative Greek opposition New Democracy Party will earn more than 150 seats in a new parliament, easily achieving an overall majority. The poll, by Public Issue, awards New Democracy with 39...

Greeks Unhappy With Handling of Turkey, Says New Poll

Most Greeks are unhappy about the way the SYRIZA-led government and the opposition are handling relations with Turkey according to a new poll released on Sunday. The survey by pollsters Public Issue records the Greek public's opinion on issues of...

Opposition ND Leads SYRIZA by 15.5 Points in Latest Greek Poll

Greece's governing SYRIZA party has slightly closed the gap on the main opposition New Democracy in the latest poll by Public Issue released on Thursday -- the third anniversary of SYRIZA coming to power. However, New Democracy maintains a huge...

Public Issue Opinion Poll: Greece's Opposition ND Strides Ahead With 42 Percent Voter Preference

The latest opinion poll by Public Issue shows the main opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party striding ahead of the ruling Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party by 24 units. If an election was called today ND would receive 42...

New Greek Poll Shows 7% Lead for SYRIZA

A recent Greek poll showed SYRIZA still in the lead with 7% difference from ruling New Democracy. The vote estimate for SYRIZA stood at 36.5% (38.5% in November) and 29.5% for New Democracy (27% in November). "To Potami" was in third...

SYRIZA Retains Lead Over New Democracy

SYRIZA has maintained its lead over New Democracy, according to a new poll by Public Issue, which shows that the Greek opposition party retains an 8.5% lead over its conservative rival. SYRIZA is in first place with 35.5%, down from the 36%...

Poll: SYRIZA is Greece's Most Popular Political Party

According to the second installment of Public Issue's survey of the Greek electorate, SYRIZA is the political party favored by most Greeks today, having increased its lead over rival New Democracy by 13 percentage points. The first part of the...

Recent Poll Shows SYRIZA Leads Over New Democracy

According to a recent Public Issue poll published by “Efimerida ton Syntakton," SYRIZA's lead over New Democracy is steadily growing, with approximately 36 percent of Greeks now supporting the leftist opposition party. This figure is up 11% since May's...

Only 12% of Greeks Pay by Card

According to a survey by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), the use of debit and credit cards remains very limited in Greece. In fact, one in every three cardholders used them for transactions under 50 euros, with the average...