(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Greece’s two main political parties are virtually even, according to a poll by Kapa Research. 29.3 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing New Democracy (ND) in the next general election, while 28.1 per cent would support the Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).

Support for ND has remained practically unchanged since February, while PASOK is up 4.9 points.

The Coalition of the Radical Left (SYR) is third with 11.7 per cent, followed by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) with 7.6 per cent, and the People’s Orthodox Alarm (LAOS) with five per cent.

In the March 2004 election, Kostas Karamanlis led the ND to victory, securing 165 seats in the Greek Parliament. PASOK had administered the government since January 1996. Current PASOK leader George Papandreou served as foreign minister under Kostas Simitis.

Greek voters renewed their Parliament in September 2007. Final results gave Karamanlis a second term in office, with 41.84 cent of the vote and 152 seats in the 300-member legislature. PASOK finished second, with 38.10 per cent and 102 lawmakers. In November, Papandreou defeated Evangelos Venizelos and Kostas Skandalidis in a special PASOK leadership ballot.

On Aug. 29, PASOK spokesman George Papaconstantinou criticized the ND government’s economic policies, declaring, "Instead of supporting income and economic activity, it is imposing taxes."

Polling Data

What party would you support in the next general election?

Source: Kapa Research
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,604 Greek voters, conducted from Aug. 26 to Aug. 29, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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