Poll shows six in 10 oppose name deal

Six in 10 Greeks oppose the Prespes deal, according to the results of a new opinion poll carried out by Pulse on behalf of Skai which showed conservative New Democracy maintaining a robust lead over leftist SYRIZA.

A total of 62 percent of the 1,325 respondents questioned by Pulse in a survey conducted over the telephone said they believed the name deal agreed between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was "probably bad" or "definitely bad."

More than seven in 10 (72 percent) meanwhile said they believed that the breakup of the coalition earlier this month had been planned by the two government partners.

The poll showed ND to hold a 10.5 percentage point lead over SYRIZA as regards voting intentions, with 33 percent saying they would back the conservatives if a general election were to be held now compared to 22.5 percent for SYRIZA. Neo...