The GPO poll for “PARAPOLITIKA”, following Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ economic announcements at the Thessaloniki International Fair, shows a relative improvement in some polling figures after the difficult summer and the impact of the OPEKEPE case, but does not overturn the overall picture for either the government or the rest of the political system.
GPO poll for Parapolitika: 32.9% view Mitsotakis announcements positively – Inflation remains top concern
Specifically, 32.9% of respondents view the prime ministerial announcements positively or somewhat positively, while 35.4% believe that the tax reforms presented by K. Mitsotakis are moving in the right direction. The vast majority, of course, continues to position itself negatively toward Mitsotakis’ package of announcements, however the percentage that views the tax measures positively can be considered a good performance for the government camp. The problem lies in the specification of the measures and the effectiveness they may have on citizens’ daily lives.
On the paramount issue of inflation, only 21.8% believe that the tax reliefs presented by the government staff can provide any substantial solution, with 26.3% considering the measures effective for strengthening the middle class and, by extension, the Greek family.
OPEKEPE scandal casts heavy shadow over Mitsotakis government according to GPO poll for Parapolitika
On the other major current issue, the OPEKEPE scandal continues to cast its heavy shadow, creating a veil of suspicion that intensifies citizens’ concerns about the outcome of the case, while public sentiment about increased corruption phenomena grows, with 58.3% believing these have increased during the current administration.
The corruption issue is developing into a significant political problem for the Mitsotakis government, as it creates a perception that is difficult to overturn in the collective subconscious, which operates very strictly on transparency issues.
Scenarios for Tsipras – Samaras
The almost simultaneous presence of Mr. Tsipras in Thessaloniki the previous week reignited scenarios about the next moves of former Prime Minister and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, with 52.9% wanting him to remain a simple MP, however 19.9% believe he should proceed with founding a new political entity, while 10.1% wish to see him return to the position of SYRIZA leader. Regarding the likelihood of voting for a new political formation under Mr. Tsipras, 8.9% appears very positive to such a possibility, which, combined with the 10.9% who consider it quite likely, forms a potential voter pool just below 20%, specifically at 19.8%. It should be emphasized that the above percentages should not be confused with voting intention, they are indicative, however, of the electoral communities whose vote Mr. Tsipras can expect.
The corresponding mapping for Mr. Samaras and his potential creation of a new party amounts to a total percentage of 8.5%, distributed as 2.3% as a very strong possibility and 6.2% as a quite likely choice.
GPO poll for Parapolitika: Improvement in New Democracy percentages
In the voting intention table, New Democracy marks a 1.8% rise, recording 24.8%, from 23% in July, when amid the OPEKEPE revelations it found itself at one of its lowest polling points. It appears that the tax announcements are rallying the party base of the governing faction to some degree, managing to limit the losses of the previous period, but failing to expand its electoral influence, continuing to be at a potential percentage close to that of the 2024 European elections.
PASOK remains stable at 11.2%, small decline for Greek Solution with 8.7%, which is now the third party, as wear continues for Course of Freedom, losing more than 2.5 percentage points and with 7.8% moves to fifth place, behind the Communist Party, which records a rise of about one unit and stands at 8.1%.
SYRIZA is depicted at 5.2%, while above the 3% threshold Voice of Reason is recorded with 3.1% and relatively close is Kasselakis’ Democracy Movement with 2.4%.
GPO poll identity for Parapolitika
Published in Parapolitika newspaper
