ATHENS, May 19 (Reuters) – Greece’s anti-bailout leftist
SYRIZA party has reclaimed a slight lead in the runup to a new
election, but the pro-bailout New Democracy and PASOK parties
are gaining strength, a poll showed on Saturday.
The poll, by Metron Analysis for the website Protagon.gr was
conducted from May 16-17, after party leaders had announced that
they had failed to form a coalition government and a new vote
would have to be held.
The poll showed SYRIZA ahead with 25.1 percent of the vote,
barely leading conservative New Democracy with 23.8. Socialist
PASOK, which like New Democracy supports Greece’s international
bailout, polled at 17.4 percent.
Agency Date ND SYRIZA PASOK I.G. KKE D.L. G.D.
Metron. May 19 23.8 25.1 17.4 7.8 5.8 6.3 4.8
*MARC May 17 26.1 23.7 14.9 8.1 5.8 6.3 4.8
*Pulse May 17 21.5 24.5 15.5 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
VPRC May 16 14.5 20.3 10.9 3.7 4.4 6.1 2.2
Kapa May 13 18.1 20.5 12.2 8.4 6.5 5.0 5.8
*Metron May 12 21.7 25.5 14.6 10.5 5.3 5.4 4.7
Marc May 10 20.3 27.7 12.6 10.2 7.0 4.9 5.7
Election May 6 18.9 16.8 13.2 10.6 8.5 6.1 7.0
* Poll result effectively excludes undecided voters and
those who refused to say how they will vote to project how the
poll data would translate into an actual vote result.
** Date of publication
ND: New Democracy (Conservative, pro-bailout)
SYRIZA: Left Coalition (Leftist, anti-bailout)
PASOK: Panhellenic Socialist Movement (socialist,
pro-bailout)
I.G.: Independent Greeks (conservative, anti-bailout)
KKE: Communists (anti-bailout)
D.L.: Democratic Left (moderate left, anti-austerity)
G.D.: Golden Dawn (far-right, anti-bailout)
(Reporting by Renee Maltezou and Peter Graff)
