New Democracy Leads by 13 Points but Greeks Turn Against Single-Party Rule, Poll Shows

Greece's ruling New Democracy party holds a commanding lead over all rivals but faces a significant shift in public mood, with a majority of Greeks now favoring coalition government for the first time in recent polling, according to a Metron Analysis survey released for Mega TV. New Democracy leads with 28.6 percent in vote estimation, 13.6 points ahead of center-left PASOK in second place at 15 percent. However, the party's actual voting intent figure has slipped two points to 21.5 percent, ...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA