Poll gives ND 7-point lead over SYRIZA

A new opinion poll released Friday, 9 days ahead of the May 21 election, shows ruling New Democracy leading main opposition SYRIZA by 7 points in voting intentions.

In the poll by research company Metron Analysis, commissioned by TV station Mega, 31.1% of the respondents said they would vote for New Democracy versus 24.1% picking SYRIZA. The socialist PASOK comes third, at 8.9%, followed by the Communist Party (KKE), with 6.3%.

In the previous Metron Analysis survey, New Democracy led SYRIZA by 6.3 percentage points (29.3% to 23%), with PASOK at 8.9% and KKE at 5.5%.

Metron Analysis estimates that the actual vote, excluding spoiled and blank ballots, will be: New Democracy 36.2% and 121 MPs in the 300-member Parliament; SYRIZA 28.0% (94 MPs); PASOK 10.3% (34); KKE 7.4% (25); the leftist MeRa25 4.4% (15); and right-wing nationalist Greek Solution 3.3% (11).

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