The latest poll by GPO for “PARAPOLITIKA” 90.1 records the intense climate of distrust towards the political system, party organizations and the institution of Justice, as a result of ongoing governmental decay that fails to provide solutions, and simultaneously a fragmented opposition inadequacy. Outlining the general climate, 57.1% of citizens believe that six years after K. Mitsotakis and New Democracy assumed government, the country’s situation has deteriorated, with the 25.2% who see the situation as improved coming from government party voters at a rate of 69.8%.
The respondents’ positions based on their income status present particular interest, where the correlation between economic position and positive assessment of the government’s course is clear. In any case, however, even among high earners the majority judges the country’s course negatively, evidence of an overall negative environment showing signs of consolidation. A corresponding picture for the government emerges in the question about the expected result of the next electoral battle, with 26.4% of the total wanting New Democracy to prevail again, a percentage that increases by 5 percentage points to 31.3% among citizens with middle incomes, while even greater at 38.3% is the desire among high-income citizens for New Democracy to continue being the government and K. Mitsotakis to remain prime minister.
GPO poll for Parapolitika 90.1: middle class supports Mitsotakis
Middle-income groups take a position in favor of a single-party government, with 52.9%, while this specific group appears divided on the question regarding the person of the prime minister in case of a coalition government and whether this should in any case be the leader of the first party or some other person of common acceptance. Overall, a better image for the government and K. Mitsotakis is reflected in middle and high incomes in the general evaluation questions, which is partly confirmed in the question about corruption, where answers are also influenced and correlated with income status, with those declaring low incomes considering there is an increase in corruption at a rate of 74.8%, versus 63.6% of middle incomes and 47.8% of high incomes.
These income differentiations are also recorded in the cases of the parties being formed by the two former prime ministers, with Mr. Tsipras being reflected with larger pools in low incomes at 20.1% and middle incomes at 22%, and Mr. Samaras expecting greater electoral benefits from high incomes, where his potential vote extends to 15.4%, while it decreases in middle incomes where it is recorded at 9.7%, and in lower incomes where his performance at 6.3% is reduced compared to the overall result.
Published in Parapolitika
