SYRIZA

Internal party rivals demand another internal party election; Kasselakis balks

Even party leader Stefanos Kasselakis’ party allies appeared somewhat cool over the prospect of a change in the party’s name

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)

Latest chapter includes snap replacement of Parliamentary group head; expulsion of prominent MP and her subsequent attack on the leftist party's leader

Stefanos Kasselakis attempts to replace Parliament group head Socrates Famelos; latter refuses, calls for motion of censure, secret vote. Party meeting abruptly adjourned

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

An article in TO VIMA highlights hurdles PM Mitsotakis will have to overcome this autumn, including fixing Greece's failing national health system, problems within New Democracy's ranks, and a potentially stronger opposition.

Leftist party head 'throws down gauntlet' after 8 prominent members walk out of meeting in protest over his stance vis-a-vis 2 affiliated media outlets

Iliopoulos, who has stepped down, highlighted the importance of having the Greek Diaspora represented by one of their own, implicitly suggesting that SYRIZA’s elected president should play an active role in parliamentary affairs.

Decision to terminate daily edition of party-affiliated newspaper, quip over 'black money' funding the main reasons for the rebuke

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

'When you reduce the gap to a mere breathing distance in western Athens, Piraeus and Achaia, it means something has changed,' Kasselakis said

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

Without an extrapolation, ND is given 29% in the latest poll, half a percentage point higher than the previous month’s poll by the same firm

Results of the opinion poll, conducted by the MRB firm, come less than a month before European Parliament elections are held

SYRIZA also appears to consolidate second place, ahead of PASOK

The opinion poll was conducted before last week’s no-confidence vote in Parliament, which the ND government survived.

He also called for the full abolition of VAT on essential items

Number one problem faced by society remains high cost of living

New Democracy announced a list of MEP Candidates last week