Announcement-response to the representative of SYRIZA, Popi Tsapanidou, was issued by Association of Polling and Market Research Companies (SEDEA)making it clear that all its members operate in accordance with the provisions of the law and with absolute transparency.

The announcement in more detail:

With reference to the request made yesterday to the media by the press representative of SYRIZA for the posting by the polling companies of their unweighted primary data, SEDEA states the following:

• SEDEA member companies comply with the provisions of Law 3603/2007 on public opinion polls and operate with absolute transparency.
• SEDEA member companies are controlled in terms of conducting public opinion surveys through the Collection Quality Control system
Data (PESS) and are certified based on it.

• The publication of unweighted data on the one hand is not provided for in Law 3603/2007, on the other hand their non-publication is the prevailing practice throughout the world.
• We remind you that the Audit of Polls can have access to the primary unweighted data in the context of the control of any survey. Therefore, if someone wants additional control over a poll, they can turn to Poll Control.
• The real problem is the publication of polls by companies that do not follow the dictates of the law, do not belong to SEDEA and are not controlled for their research.

The Board of Directors of SEDEA