New Democracy Holds Double-Digit Lead as Opposition Fragments and Two New Parties Loom

Greece's ruling New Democracy party maintains a commanding lead of nearly 17 percentage points over its nearest rival, though its support has dipped slightly and a rising share of voters are gravitating toward unspecified alternatives. According to a new Opinion Poll survey released this week, New Democracy would win 31.2 percent of the vote if elections were held now — down 1.5 points from March — while Pasok rose 1.2 points to 14.4 percent, still 16.8 points behind the governing conservativ...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA