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New Democracy was given an 8-point lead over ruling SYRIZA in a new public opinion poll conducted by Pulse for Skai TV and published on Thursday, with 35 percent of respondents saying they intend to vote for the center-right opposition against 27 percent supporting the incumbent leftists.

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Greece's chief creditor, in a regular report on the Greek economy has warned Athens to fully implement all reforms agreed to in the bailout memorandums, including a 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus until 2022.

The report coincides with the Bank of Greece's announcement that it projects a 2.9 percent primary surplus for 2019.

New Democracy has gained ground over SYRIZA since its landslide victory in the 26 May European Parliament poll and now has a double-digit lead over the ruling party, according to the vote estimate in a poll that was released today by Metron Analysis and was ordered by Alpha television.

Opposition lawmakers in Greece's Parliament are objecting to a busy legislative schedule presented by House speaker Nikos Voutsis on Tuesday, accusing the SYRIZA government of inundating MPs with fresh legislation that will make it impossible for them to examine its content in detail.

The Greek Communist Party (KKE) said on Monday that "fascists" had vandalized the entrance to the premises of a foundation in the Athens suburb of Aghios Dimitrios which offers shelter and care to veterans of the National Liberation Front (EAM) - the movement of the Greek Resistance during the Axis occupation of Greece in World War II.

The head of the center-left Movement for Change alliance, which saw its popularity grow in Sunday's polls for European Parliament and regional and local elections, called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call early elections in the wake of his ruling SYRIZA party's defeat.

An official projection from the Interior Ministry is giving opposition New Democracy 32.8 percent of the vote for European Parliament elections, against 24 percent for governing SYRIZA.

Young voters aged 17 to 24 years old showed their preference for opposition New Democracy in Sunday's European Parliament elections, giving the center-right party 30.5 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll.

Greece's conservative opposition New Democracy party is projected to win the European Parliament elections with an 8.5-percent margin, according to a final poll carried out by five firms.

New Democracy is seen clinching 32.5 to 34.5 percent of the vote, against 24 to 26 percent for the ruling left-wing SYRIZA.

Polling stations in Greece's triple elections for European Parliament and regional and local government closed at 7 p.m. on Sunday, with a public opinion poll showing a solid lead for the conservative New Democracy party.