Greek parliamentary election, 7 July 2019

[Walmart_shopper]

I have a map of the January 2015 election

What are those little dots of NDP blue just east of Athens?

Also, why is Piraeus so left wing while Athens is not?

[Walmart_shopper]

1) These are the northern suburbs of Athens. Very affluent and very right-wing.

2) Piraeus proper isn't left wing at all. But its suburbs (where I live) are almost exclusively working-class. Traditionally they were a communist stronghold.

And Thessaloniki? Why is more firmly left wing than Athens? Is it more working class?

[Walmart_shopper]

Two questions:

One, Syriza spent a lot of the last few years clashing with the Greek Orthodox church on various issues. How close is ND and its electoral base to the church?

Two, is it possible for Tsipras to cobble together a leftist coalition with Kinema and the Communists even if ND is the top party, or does the electoral system pretty much ensure that whomever gets 35 percent of the vote is going to get a majority? Are the Commies even politically viable for a coalition?

[Walmart_shopper]

Two questions:

One, Syriza spent a lot of the last few years clashing with the Greek Orthodox church on various issues. How close is ND and its electoral base to the church?

Two, is it possible for Tsipras to cobble together a leftist coalition with Kinema and the Communists even if ND is the top party, or does the electoral system pretty much ensure that whomever gets 35 percent of the vote is going to get a majority? Are the Commies even politically viable for a coalition?

ND is very close to the church. As a matter of fact too close for what is ostensibly a western secular party.
SYRIZA passed some legislation which was opposed by the church but they never seriously challenged her. When the education minister tried to take the teaching of Bible out of school curriculum, the Archbishop of Athens demanded publicly his dismissal and Tsipras promptly acquiesced.

On sixth of the chamber - 50 seats out of 300, are awarded to to plurality leader. So, whoever comes in first will always be forming the government.

   

Not only that, there is no chance in hell for KKE to support any kind of coalition government. This is a hard stalinist party which believes that everyone else is a puppet of big business, EU, and NATO.

Are ND voters generally quite religious?