New Democracy

Radical leftist SYRIZA led conservative New Democracy by 4.2 percent in a new poll conducted by pollster Rass for iefimeriga.gr news website, the Athens-Macedonian news agency reported on Wednesday.

The survey was conducted on January 19 and 20 with the participation of 1003 voters and also pointed to 7 parties reaching the 3 percent mark required for Parliamentary entry.

With just a few days to go before critical snap elections, the two main parties are battling for undecided voters and the center ground, with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras expected to emphasize the risks of a SYRIZA government in campaign speeches Wednesday.

Greece is preparing for the parliamentary elections on Sunday, January 25, which were triggered by lawmakers' failure to elect a head of state. What follows is a brief overview of the main contenders' promises and aspirations.  

By Lefteris Papadimas & Deepa Babington

Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says his newly-formed party is open to an alliance with election frontrunner SYRIZA as long as it agrees to hold a referendum on reform policies after Sunday's election.

An investigation has been launched into a report by a Greek daily newspaper claiming that it had found numerous "suspicious" devices installed near the headquarters of major political parties that may have been used to listen into telephone conversations.

By Nikos Chrysoloras & Paul Tugwell

SYRIZA widened its lead over Prime Minister Antonis Samaras?s New Democracy in three opinion surveys just days before the general election, prompting one pollster to say the race was all but decided.

 As SYRIZA widens lead in polls, and creditors increase pressure, Samaras says ND is only safe choice

In the final straight of campaigning ahead of critical snap elections on Sunday, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday promised tax cuts and cast New Democracy as the safe choice for Greece opposite an inconsistent SYRIZA.

New Democracy candidate and outgoing Health Minister Makis Voridis has insisted that his party would do ?whatever it takes? to prevent SYRIZA winning the general elections on Sunday.

New Democracy is expected to focus during the last week of the campaign on the potential of a SYRIZA victory in the January 25 elections leading to the efforts of the last few years going up in smoke.

Greece's leftist anti-bailout opposition party Syriza is maintaining a steady lead over the ruling New Democracy party of Prime Antonis Samaras less than two weeks before the snap vote on January 25, opinion polls have shown.