Ruling conservatives lead over leftist opposition

Greece will hold a parliamentary election on May 21 that looks unlikely to produce an outright winner and could lead to a coalition government or a second ballot in early July.

Opinion polls show the ruling conservatives of New Democracy (ND) maintaining a lead over the leftist opposition:

 Date      Pollster    ND    SYRIZA  PASOK  KKE  EL   Mera25                                                     

 May 17    Alco*       32.7   26.0     8.3     6.1   3.7    3.3

 May 13    Marc*      33.6   26.9     9.1     6.1   3.4   3.3

 May 12    Metron    36.2   28.0    10.3     7.4   3.3   4.4

             Analysis*                                  

 May 9     Pulse*      32.5   26.0     9.0     6.0   3.0   4.0

 May 8     Alco*       32.3   25.7     9.0     6.3   3.7   3.2

 May 6     GPO*       36.9   30.4    ...