New Democracy Leads by 15 Points but Cost-of-Living Frustration Tempers Public Confidence

Greece's ruling New Democracy party holds a commanding 15-point lead over all rivals, but public confidence in the government's handling of inflation and high prices is evenly split, according to a Pulse poll for SKAI TV conducted May 3-5. New Democracy stands at 29.5 percent in vote estimation, with PASOK a distant second at 14.5 percent. Greek Solution and Course of Freedom follow at 9 percent each, the Communist Party at 8 percent, and a collapsing SYRIZA at just 4.5 percent — a fraction o...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA