By Antonis Anzoletou

The new political scene is shaped by the national elections of the summer, by the deadly fires and floods that scarred the country during the summer and clearly by the rapid developments in SYRIZA with the departure of Alexis Tsipras and the assumption of the presidency by Stefanos Kasselakis. Government and official opposition have suffered a “shock” in the last three months and are trying to find their pace. Without so far PASOK has not managed to gain ground and take advantage of the situation.

The first Pulse poll published by “SKAI” for the year it started reflects the concern that exists within Koumoundourou about the unity of the space. About six out of ten of the party’s voters fear that there is a fear of a split in the next period. And with the eyes fixed on the Congress, which according to all indications will not take place in November, this concern is expected to grow. Encouraging for Stefanos Kasselakis is the fact that the supporters of the official opposition believe that things will go a little or a lot better for SYRIZA at a rate of 57%.

When the late Fofi Gennimata took over, in June 2015, the presidency of PASOK movement rates had seen a significant rise. It was the first enthusiasm for change in the party. The same thing happened with Nikos Androulakis with Charilaou Trikoupi’s numbers reaching 18%-20%. Something like this does not seem to be happening with Stefanos Kasselakis. In the vote intention presented by Pulse, the percentages of SYRIZA fall a little in relation to the recent elections (17%), but rise to 19% in the estimate with a proportional distribution of undecideds. What is certain is that the new leader of the official opposition has a long way to go and the image of division presented by Koumoundourou certainly does not help her to recover. “It is too early for conclusions” comment party officials and await the first meetings of the bodies.

Except that SYRIZA, however, several “bells” ring for the government as well. 51% of respondents claim that they are moving in the “wrong direction” in the first 100 days. These figures are recorded in Maximos, as the self-governing elections that will follow will be very crucial. Especially at the level of regions where the voting criteria are more partisan. The footprint is also not good in relation to the reaction of the state apparatus to natural disasters, with 54% believing that it was also in the “wrong direction”. The answers are about the criticism that has been heard many times about better coordination. For this reason, changes have already been announced in Civil Protection. All these elements bring the New Democracy to the voting intention to be supported by 32.5% of the respondents recording significant losses compared to June. In the estimate with a proportional distribution of undecideds, it rises to 38%. PASOK is represented at 10.5% and 12% respectively.