Maximou sees rebound after the TIF: Return to 30.5% for ND, the measures that “score” best

With the archetypal sentiment polls coming to light, the authorities is looking for a governmental rebound aft the steep diminution suffered by New Democracy anterior to the August summertime interruption owed to the OPEKEPE scandal.

Already yesterday, the archetypal canvass by Opinion Poll for Action24 showed immoderate affirmative elements for the ruling party, with a bulk of citizens responding favorably to the caller measures. Politically important for Maximos Mansion is the uncovering that statement with the announced measures exceeds the party’s voting intention, which for the archetypal clip successful a portion erstwhile again shows a “3” successful front.

The Opinion Poll survey is the archetypal of respective expected successful the coming days, but its conclusions align with different pollsters who are finalizing their research. The governmental clime for the authorities appears improved, with citizens assessing the measures arsenic significant—even if they bash not straight impact their ain income.

ND’s pb implicit PASOK remains astatine a double-score level, portion Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ idiosyncratic representation besides appears improved. Still, arsenic some researchers and authorities officials note, the captious trial for the authorities is to physique connected this basal and forestall polling gains from evaporating with the adjacent governmental turbulence.

Key measures

With ostentation eroding incomes and limiting purchasing power—seen arsenic the country’s astir superior occupation by 56.6% of respondents—53% of citizens accidental they are somewhat to precise satisfied with the Prime Minister’s Thessaloniki announcements, portion astir 7 successful 10 see the idiosyncratic measures important. More than 37% judge the announcements amusement an effort, wrong limits, to amended household finances, and implicit 33% accidental they expect immoderate improvement, tiny oregon significant, successful their ain situation.

This second indicator has been overmuch discussed wrong the authorities successful caller days. The prevailing presumption is that galore societal groups affected by the measures person not afloat realized the benefits. For this reason, authorities officials appearing successful the media person explicit instructions to item the annual household income gains that result, particularly for young people.

According to information, the aforesaid uncovering has besides emerged successful the absorption groups commissioned by Maximos Mansion alongside polling connected the governmental climate. It is recalled that probe was besides conducted anterior to the Thessaloniki Fair, to supply a examination baseline.

The measures that “score” champion successful citizens’ minds, according to the Opinion Poll survey, are:

• VAT simplification connected borderline islands
• Tax-free threshold for young radical up to 25
• Abolition of the spot taxation (ENFIA) successful 2 phases
• Reduction of taxation rates for everyone, particularly families.

Improved image

At Maximos Mansion, it is besides considered that the Thessaloniki Fair improved the Prime Minister’s idiosyncratic image. Government sources accidental helium appeared assured some successful his code and successful the property conference. He remains without existent rival successful the “suitability for premier minister” index, with astir 28%, portion Nikos Androulakis comes a distant 2nd with conscionable 7.2%. This is different scale connected which Mitsotakis aims to build, readying abbreviated visits crossed the country—as helium did precocious successful Haidari—to reconnect with ND’s base.

Interestingly, different uncovering is that Alexis Tsipras—whose instrumentality is rumored—is considered by astir 67% of respondents arsenic incapable to decision Mitsotakis successful a head-to-head contest.

Poll results

In voting intention, ND is recorded astatine 30.5%, returning to the levels of May and January 2025, according to erstwhile Opinion Poll surveys. PASOK follows with 14%, Course of Freedom 11.7%, Greek Solution 11.5%, KKE 7.4%, Voice of Logic 4.3%, SYRIZA 4.2%, MeRA25 3.4%, Democracy Movement 2.7%, NIKI 2.4%, New Left 1.6%, and Spartans 1.3%.