New Democracy

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the reinstatement of the MP for Heraklion, Crete, five months after his expulsion.

The findings depict the widespread disappointment among the surveyed regarding the overall state of the country, with many expressing pessimism about their future.

The Communist Party (KKE) is in fourth place while the up-until-recently main opposition SYRIZA party falls to fifth place, with 7.1%

The completion of the election process for the President of SYRIZA and the formalization of the foundation of Kasselakis’ new party brings to a close the cycle of party political realignments that began the day after the European elections. Party political, but not necessarily political. Because new formations and new faces (even if they’ve been […]

Since the elections, almost two dozen members of the Greek parliament have left or been removed from the parties they were elected with.

Ruling New Democracy party fields a 10-percentage point lead over PASOK, although former continues to gradually slide in terms of voters' approval

Karamanlis, a 2-time PM, also said sharp criticism shouldn't be met with 'disciplinary measures', a reference to the expulsion of his successor, Antonis Samaras, from ND party

Antonis Samaras’ ousting highlights New Democracy’s ongoing identity crisis

Government spokesman made the announcement hours after a portion of Samaras' interview with 'To Vima' was released; former PM called for the foreign minister's firing

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%

Half-century anniversary of the founding of Greece's major conservative party held on Friday evening outside its historic one-time headquarters; Karamanlis, Samaras 'no shows'

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