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As we approach the May elections, polls are becoming a weekly reality. With brand new political parties appearing in the last month, polls understandably present a fluctuating image of the political landscape.

Ahead of elections for EU parliament and local elections have seen the rise of a host of parties pointing to the fragmentation riddling the country's political spectrum. Fifteen political parties and as many political initiatives/movements vying for a slice of the political pie.

If main opposition SYRIZA wins the europarliament elections, then the government will no longer have a mandate to run the country and national elections will follow, was the gist of an interview main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras gave to the Financial Times, Reuters, and the BBC.