🇬🇷 Greek politics and elections

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More polling after the train disaster and the subsequent anti-government protests:

Interview poll:

33.7% ND (-2.9)
29.4% Syriza (+0.2)
10.8% PASOK (-0.2)
  6.6% KKE (+1.1)
  5.1% EL (+0.2)
  4.2% MeRA25 (+0.5)
  1.8% ED (nc)
  8.4% Others (+1.1)

Poll conducted between 6 and 9 March 2023. Polled 1,305 voters.

GPO poll:

35.2% ND (-3.1)
30.6% Syriza (+0.7)
11.0% PASOK (-0.1)
  8.0% KKE (+0.8 )
  3.9% MeRA25 (+1.2)
  3.6% EL (+0.2)
  1.7% ED (+1.7)
  6.0% Others (-1.4)

Poll conducted between 6 and 8 March 2023. Polled 1,000 voters.

I guess that would win ND just a plurality of seats, despite getting an extra 50 for coming in first.

No bonus this time, SYRIZA abolished it last time (electoral law changes only apply to the elections after the next one).

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If ND wins again, how long until they ban PASOK and SYRIZA?

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There is a surprising political crisis occuring over Gay Marriage.

Mitsotakis wants to push his left wing social agenda, and so far he has been succesfull with the support of the left opposition.

This time opposition from within his own party is becoming so strong and the left opposition so fragmented he can rely on neither.

Mitsotakis has pleaded with Ministers and his MP's to at least abstain from the vote, PASOK is leaning towards No, and opposition within what's left of SYRIZA to Kasselakis is growing.

Beyond today's declared No votes from MP's in the middle of ND, Mitsotakis could count to about 100 yes votes (now probably fewer), plus 36 from Kasselakis (now doubtfull).

There is speculation among the press that Mitsotakis wants to retire to an EU post (seems to be typical of EU PM's in trouble lately).

Basically I haven't seen such a ruckus from within a government since the dying days of the Tsipras Administration.

Even ND media are attacking Mitsotakis for prioritizing a divisive social agenda over the economy or crime.

So, pushing homophonia hidden behind an inexisting wave of crime.

[MaxQue]

There is a surprising political crisis occuring over Gay Marriage.

Mitsotakis wants to push his left wing social agenda, and so far he has been succesfull with the support of the left opposition.

This time opposition from within his own party is becoming so strong and the left opposition so fragmented he can rely on neither.

Mitsotakis has pleaded with Ministers and his MP's to at least abstain from the vote, PASOK is leaning towards No, and opposition within what's left of SYRIZA to Kasselakis is growing.

Beyond today's declared No votes from MP's in the middle of ND, Mitsotakis could count to about 100 yes votes (now probably fewer), plus 36 from Kasselakis (now doubtfull).

There is speculation among the press that Mitsotakis wants to retire to an EU post (seems to be typical of EU PM's in trouble lately).

Basically I haven't seen such a ruckus from within a government since the dying days of the Tsipras Administration.

Even ND media are attacking Mitsotakis for prioritizing a divisive social agenda over the economy or crime.

So, pushing homophonia hidden behind an inexisting wave of crime.

There is a crime wave alright, no day passes without a murder in the news, and 2 police officers where killed in the past few months, and it's a small country.

It's logical for a country that's had it's society smashed by a long economic depression to have hard times.

Besides that, Kasselakis being gay doesn't help the popularity of gays in Greece, everything associated with him becomes politically radioactive.

Mitsotakis pushing for this over the objections of everyone, is seen as a personal favour to Kasselakis who everyone hates for a variety of reasons.

Well, you just put your finger of it. There is no augmentation of crime, just more talk of it by a immoral media system.