New Democracy Holds Lead Despite Widespread Public Discontent, as Opposition Fails to Capitalize, Poll Finds

New Democracy party remains in first place in a new GPO poll for iefimerida.gr, even as nearly 70% of respondents express dissatisfaction with the government's handling of key issues. The July survey found 68.6% of respondents rated the government's performance negatively, while an even higher 79.6% gave negative marks to PASOK, the main opposition party. GPO research director Antonis Papargyris said the findings point to a broader sense of stagnation rather than a clear rejection of the cur...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA