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Greece's main opposition New Democracy party has widened its lead over ruling SYRIZA, according to a poll by Pulse for news website Action24.

The survey indicates that support for the conservatives stands at 30 percent against 17 percent for the leftists.

Greece will face widespread industrial actions starting from Wednesday, May 17 with the country’s largest unions, General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY) leading numerous social groups and professionals in protests against the new wave of harsh cuts and austerity measures the Greek government plans to pass in parliament.

Party spin doctors have as much trouble coming up with a potent catchphrase for their regular gatherings or congresses as they have picking a compact and inspiring slogan for their election campaigns.

New Democracy enjoyed a clear 14-percent lead of ruling SYRIZA in a public opinion poll published on Sunday, with 33 percent of respondents saying their would vote for the conservatives and 19 percent rooting for the incumbent party.

A new poll by Kappa Research published on Saturday has given New Democracy a 6.3 percent lead over governing SYRIZA, with 22.8 percent of respondents saying they would vote for the conservative opposition and 16.5 for the leftist party.

A new poll published Wednesday gave opposition New Democracy a 12.9-point lead over ruling SYRIZA.

In the survey, conducted by MRB from December 2-9, 29.1 percent of respondents said they would vote for the conservatives in the event of a general elections, as opposed to 16.2 percent backing the leftist party.

New Democracy appears closer to forming a majority government in the next general election, according to the latest survey by the University of Macedonia that was broadcast on Skai TV late Thursday.

The Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into claims by the Greek Communist Party (KKE) on Thursday that the telephones at its central headquarters in Perissos have been wiretapped, as it frequently experiences crossed lines, notably involving the office phones of other parties.

Omonia square in downtown Athens has been shut down due to protests against the government’s plans concerning labour reforms, after the Union of Greek Civil Servants (ADEDY) have called a 24-hour strike. The Greek Communist Party’s (KKE) union branch of PAME have gathered at Omonia, while the demonstration of ADEDY members started at 11am.

Greek police arrested five people during clashes with members of anti-establishment and extreme-left groups in the area surrounding the Athens Polytechnic, Tuesday evening.