Marc poll: New Democracy leads with 27.2%, 63.5% rate Mitsotakis government negatively

Vote intention and estimate

A Marc poll for the ANT1 television channel, presented in its central evening news bulletin on Thursday, 12 November, puts New Democracy (ND) first in voting intention at 27.2%. The Hellenic Left Alliance (ELAS) follows on 14%, and PASOK is third with 11%. Greek Solution takes 6.2%, the KKE 6.1%, Plefsi Eleftherias 5.1% and Elpida for Democracy 4%, with Symmachia Ellinon on 3.7%, Foni Logikis on 3.4% and MeRA25 on 2.1%.

In the vote estimate, ND rises to 30.5% against 15.8% for ELAS, a gap of 14.7 points. PASOK reaches 12.5%, Greek Solution 7%, the KKE 6.8%, Elpida for Democracy 4.6% and Foni Logikis 3.9%. The intention gap between ND and ELAS is 13.2 points.

New Democracy27.2%

ELAS14%

PASOK11%

Greek Solution6.2%

KKE6.1%

Plefsi Eleftherias5.1%

Elpida for Democracy4%

Symmachia Ellinon3.7%

Foni Logikis3.4%

MeRA252.1%

New Democracy

27.2 %

ELAS

14 %

PASOK

11 %

Greek Solution

6.2 %

KKE

6.1 %

Plefsi Eleftherias

5.1 %

Elpida for Democracy

4 %

Symmachia Ellinon

3.7 %

Foni Logikis

3.4 %

MeRA25

2.1 %

Data from the article text

SKAI reports that nine parties appear set to enter parliament, while ND remains well short of the outright majority it seeks. The poll is framed against national elections expected in spring.

Government rating and public mood

Sixty-three point five percent of respondents rate the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis negatively or rather negatively, against 36% who rate it positively or rather positively. One report notes that the negative figure includes 30% of ND voters. Asked whether they prefer political change or stability, 54.1% chose change, 41.1% stability and 4.8% gave no answer. On household finances, 46.5% describe their situation as average, 25.3% as difficult and 10.3% as very difficult, while 14.7% call it comfortable and 2.3% very comfortable. Mitsotakis is named the more suitable prime minister by 21%, against 14.7% for Alexis Tsipras.

The opposition and the centre-left

Asked which party provides the most substantive opposition, 19.3% name PASOK, 9.3% ELAS, 8.1% Greek Solution and 7.6% Plefsi Eleftherias, while about 35% say no party does. Although ELAS is second in intention, PASOK leads the opposition rating.

PASOK19.3%

ELAS9.3%

Greek Solution8.1%

Plefsi Eleftherias7.6%

PASOK

19.3 %

ELAS

9.3 %

Greek Solution

8.1 %

Plefsi Eleftherias

7.6 %

Data from the article text

On the question of who should lead the centre-left, one reading gives PASOK 38.9% against 25.7% for ELAS. Another reading of the same question puts ELAS ahead at 36.5% to PASOK's 35.8%, with 24.3% naming neither. The sources do not explain the gap between the two measurements.

Toxicity and Turkey

A total of 83.4% express dissatisfaction with the quality of political dialogue. Asked who is responsible, 51.7% blame the government and 44.3% blame the media, both television and websites. Smaller shares point to ELAS, social media and PASOK.

Government51.7%

Media44.3%

Government

51.7 %

Media

44.3 %

Data from the article text

On the prospect of a hot incident with Turkey, 33.5% consider it very or quite likely, while 64.1% consider it slightly or not at all likely.