By Antonis Anzoletou

The political landscape does not seem to show significant changes. Only small shifts that might indicate a trend. This is why the qualitative data of polling companies, which mainly show the government’s weaknesses or “strengths”, are of greater value at this stage. It is not by chance that SYRIZA chose to “button” the “naval week” of Stefanos Kasselakis with the pre-day debate on the accuracy requested by Sokratis Famellos. The economy and the everyday life of the citizens will undoubtedly have the first place in the last month before the polls.

Regarding the percentages that the parties will allegedly get on June 9, the poll Opinion Poll for ACTION 24 the vote estimate shows New Democracy leading with 17.1 points, as it gathers 33.2% against SYRIZA’s 15.1%. They are followed by PASOK with 12%, the Hellenic Solution with 10.5%, the KKE with 8.7%, the Freedom Movement with 4%, Niki with 3.8%, the New Left with 2.9% and the Democrats with 2.8%. In the new measurement of the company, it is reflected that the evolution of the vote of the blue faction (from February 19 to today) shows a drop of 1.1%, while SYRIZA has increased by 2.6%. PASOK also recorded a decrease in its numbers with 2.6%, with the Hellenic Solution increasing by 1%.

The ruling faction maintains forces that are close to the 2019 European elections and the sum of the two parties following it is still smaller. Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already prepared the vanguard group that will run in the pre-election period, since each region has its own particularities. New Democracy seems to be still more threatened by the Greek Solution and the “damage” it can suffer from its right and less by the “battle of the center” for which SYRIZA and PASOK are clashing. For the two main opposition forces, the battle for second place will be tough until the last moment. As long as the days go by and the image does not change, things are getting more and more difficult for Nikos Androulakis.

Just as the “victory performance” has never been challenged, so the consolidation of an image is not easily overturned. There is, however, an asterisk. PASOK knows the public that will trust it in the elections. The same is not true for SYRIZA which is now “introducing” itself with a fresh electorate, relatively undefined and young at an age where no one knows what they will choose on election day this summer. The beach or the screen at schools?