Eight out of 10 Greeks are pessimistic about the short-term future of the economy but one in two are hoping for a return to growth in three years, according to an opinion poll released Tuesday.
About 79.6 percent of the 1,600 people who participated in the survey conducted for Mega television channel by research company GPO, said they believed the economic situation in Greece, which has been dealing with an acute debt crisis since late 2009, is not going to improve dramatically in the near future.
However 54.9 percent were optimistic that Greece could solve the crisis by 2014 through its austerity and reform program. The program is supported financially by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which fear a domino effect across Europe. Some 42.8 percent of people asked do not believe Greece will achieve the goals set.
According to the survey, about 31 percent of respondents trust the now ruling PASOK party, while 13.4 percent the centre-right main opposition New Democracy (ND) party. Three out of 10 believe the two major parties who have led all governments in Greece since the restoration of democracy in 1974, are responsible for the crisis.
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