Poll: Mitsotakis is most popular political leader; majority do not want snap elections

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the most popular political leader in Greece (46 pct), despite a slight decline in his popularity, while the majority (57 pct) of people want the government to complete its term, according to a nationwide poll conducted by Prorata and published on Wednesday.

Mitsotakis is followed in popularity by SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras with 35%, Communist Party leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas with 29%, KINAL leader Fofi Gennimata with 24%, MeRA25 leader Yanis Varoufakis with 23% and Elliniki Lysi leader Kyriakos Velopoulos is trailing with 10%.

The poll indicated that 57% of the respondents want the government to complete its four-year mandate, while only 38% want snap elections. At the same time, only 33 percent believe New Democracy will govern for four years and 62% think that elections will be held before the end of its term.

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