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SYRIZA Keeps Slim Lead Over New Democracy

Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party continues to keep a razor-thin margin over the ruling New Democracy Conservatives of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, although he holds a commanding margin over his leftist rival, Alexis Tsipras,...

Leftists Widen Lead Over Conservatives in Poll

Greece's anti-bailout leftists slightly widened their lead over the ruling conservatives in a survey published on Thursday, but the share of undecided voters stood at a huge 60 percent. If an election were held now, the main opposition SYRIZA party...

Most Greeks Want Euro, Oppose Austerity

Greeks have continued their ambivalence over the country's crushing economic crisis with a new poll showing most want the country to stay in the Eurozone but oppose the austerity measures needed to do that. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' uneasy coalition...

Faith in Politicians Slim: Poll

Greeks indicate their lack of faith in politicians and political parties is growing, a Skai-Kathimerini poll released Friday indicated. Greeks said Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy Party, is preferred for that position over SYRIZA party leader...

SYRIZA Still Leads New Democracy in Polls

As Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras readies to see if Parliament next week will back his $17.45 billion spending cut and tax hike plan for 2013-14 that has given rise to social unrest, his party...

Greek Conservatives Keep Slight Lead Over Opposition: Poll

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's conservatives have maintained a slight lead over the main opposition party Syriza, according to an opinion poll published Sunday. New Democracy, the major partner in the coalition government, enjoyed a 24.8 percent lead over the...

Poll: Anti-bailout Left Has Four-Point Lead

Greece's radical-left Syriza party is leading in the race to win the country's elections next month, a public-opinion poll showed Thursday, outpacing the rival conservative New Democracy party by a four-point margin. According to the poll for the privately owned...

Alexis Tsipras Backs Staying in Euro

Greek poll front-runner Alexis Tsipras, buoyed by a groundswell of opposition to EU-IMF imposed austerity measures, says forcing his country out of the eurozone would sink the region as a whole. The problems in Greece were those of Europe, Tsipras...

Mainstream Parties Languish As Elections Near

Public support for Greece's two mainstream parties--the Socialist, or Pasok, party and the center-right New Democracy party--continues to languish just weeks ahead of upcoming elections, two polls showed Saturday, as voters continue to flock to smaller parties who are...

Socialists See Rise In Poll After Leadership Change

Support for Greece's Socialists has picked up under the party's new leader, according to poll results published Sunday, which shows a dip in support for its key conservative rivals. The poll, published in newspaper Kathimerini, showed that the Socialists, also...