One in 4 Greeks cannot say what they will vote for—not because they’re hiding it, but because they’re struggling to decide. This is among the key conclusions drawn from the MRB poll, which found that the processing of undecided votes reaches 24%. Specifically, an interesting conclusion emerges: “The conclusion that emerges is that these voters are saying: ‘I don’t want you to save me, I want to be able to do it myself’ (this is a major leap).”
MRB: The ten-point agenda for voters
The ten-point list of demands that emerge from this analysis, according to Dimitris Mavros, is as follows. (mainly concerns women, younger ages 17 to 45 years but also 45-55 years and primarily private sector employees)
1. Economic mobility (ability to move up a level, because this mobility has been forgotten. The dream, the vision has been lost)
2. Real opportunities for creation, not theoretical ones
3. Support for entrepreneurship, especially youth entrepreneurship, as a way out of wage stagnation
4. Fair treatment at work (e.g. between women and men)
5. Quality of life (balance between work and personal time) …. (when one cannot live without the two “Ds” namely VACATIONS and ENTERTAINMENT)
6. Reduced pressure from high costs and income insecurity
7. Institutional justice – equal rules for everyone
8. Transparency and accountability in critical events (e.g. Tempi)
9. To feel that their vote has impact and not that they’re simply dropping a piece of paper
10. To have their voice heard rather than having everything decided above them.
This is why this ten-point agenda leads to “I don’t want you to save me, I want to be able to do it myself”
This ten-point agenda can show what either New Democracy needs to do to win the elections or the opposition, for example PASOK.
From the analysis, MRB also concluded with an eight-point agenda for the government
1. Success should be for everyone (Shift the narrative. Not just growth without benefits for the many)
2. Restore institutional trust with transparency and clarity
3. Provide tangible measures for struggling wage earners
4. Simplify bureaucracy and licensing so that entrepreneurship is not considered a marathon and labyrinth
5. Show political humility on critical issues
6. Strengthen political participation and accountability
7. Communicate less aggressively and more substantively
8. Prove that it listens and doesn’t govern monologically, i.e. that there isn’t the self-satisfaction of the type “I do things right and you should listen to me”
