New Democracy

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Recent polls show a growing discontent among Greece’s electorate, and shifting party preferences.

New Democracy is polling between 25 and 27% in voter intention, according to the most recent polls, a substantial disparity from its 2023 general election result of 40.5%.

In terms of voting intentions, New Democracy leads with 27.6%, followed by PASOK at 16.5%, with the main opposition party SYRIZA coming in third at 8.8%.

In an extrapolation of the valid responses, center-right ND is given 28.1%, while 18.2% of respondents picked PASOK

Center-right ND is preferred by 25% of respondents, without an extrapolation of the results, with now second-place PASOK pooling 15.3%

New Democracy leads with 26.5% in voting intention, maintaining a 12.2-point lead over PASOK, which is in second place with an increase to 14.3% from 11.8%

In extrapolating the vote, ruling ND reaches 29.2%, higher than the actual figure it received in last June’s European Parliament election, 28.3%. PASOK at 17.2%

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However, the reported absence of former ND premiers Karamanlis and Samaras hint at internal dissent among the party's right-wing bloc

The questions have led to speculation regarding growing disagreement within the governing New Democracy

The conservative ruling party's 13.1 %-point lead over socialist PASOK comes ahead of an internal election in the latter

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Center-right ND is preferred by 23.7% of respondents, compared to 13.2% for socialist PASOK and 9.1% for leftist SYRIZA

The once upstart radical leftist SYRIZA falls to fifth place in poll results amid leadership crisis after Stefanos Kasselakis deposed

Beyond the 11.1%-point gap, previously radical leftist SYRIZA, the main opposition party, falls to thrid place with 8.5% in the MRD poll (10.9% extrapolated)

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Center-right New Democracy, the ruling party, picks up a mere 22.2%, although latter figure still comfortably ahead of political rivals

Coming in the wake of this month's European Parliament election, the results also show support for a vote by the PASOK party's grassroots for a new president

ND leads by a 16.8% margin over SYRIZA (16.2%) in voting estimates