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Poll: Five parties in parliament if elections were held today

If elections were held today in Greece, the parliament would include five parties, instead of seven today, according to a poll by Kappa Research conducted for newspaper Vima and published on Sunday.

Asked “which party would you vote for if elections were held today”, 18.4 pct said SYRIZA, 14.9 pct said New Democracy, 5.6 pct said Golden Dawn, 4.5 pct said Democratic Coalition (PASOK-DIMAR), 4.4 pct said the Communist Party, 2.2 pct said Potami, 2.1 pct said ANEL, 2.3 pct said the Union of Centrists, 1.9 pct said Popular Unity, 3.5 pct said another party, 6.1 pct said they’d vote “white” or “invalid”, 15.9 pct said they’re undecided and another 18.2 pct said they wouldn’t vote.
On the question of who they consider “most suitable for prime minister”, participants agave Alexis Tsipras 42.8 pct and Vangelis Meimarakis 28.5 pct and another 29.7 pct said “Don’t know/Don’t answer”.
Asked “if the government lost its majority in parliament, what should the prime minister do?” 23.5 pct of respondents said he should cooperate with centrist parties like PASOK, Potami and the Centrists Union. Another 37.8 pct said he should call for a unity government with the participation of New Democracy, 25.8 pct said he should resign and call new elections, 9.1 pct answered “Other” and 3.8 pct replied “Don’t know/Don’t answer”.