(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The opposition Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the governing New Democracy (ND) party are even in Greece, according to a poll by MRB published in Eleftheros Typos. 29.4 per cent of respondents would vote for PASOK in the next general election, while 29.3 per cent would support the ND.

Support for PASOK is up 1.4 points since May, while ND is down by two points. The Coalition of the Radical Left (SYR) is third with 10.1 per cent, followed by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) with 7.2 per cent, and the People’s Orthodox Alarm (LAOS) with 4.9 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 per 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 Oct. 7, Karamanlis said his government will introduce measures to protect the financial stability of Greek households from the turmoil in international financial markets, saying, "I have asked for greater urgency with controls. (...) I asked for all means to be exhausted to deal with cases of profiteering, misinformation or any other exploitation of the consumer."

Polling Data

What party would you support in the next general election?

Source: MRB / Eleftheros Typos
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,050 Greek voters, conducted on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2, 2008. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

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