Editorial To Vima: The devil is in the details
Editorial To Vima: The devil is in the details The first opinion polls of 2023 are almost identical to the last polls of 2022, which were similar to those at the start of 2022. Does this noteworthy stability mean that the result of the election is foreordained? No, because we do not hold elections due […]
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Greece, Turkey to go to the polls in sync
Greece, Turkey to go to the polls in sync Elections in Greece and Turkey will take place at about the same time and, according to the most likely scenario, a second parliamentary election in Greece will take place on May 14, the same day Turkey will elect both its president and lawmakers. This means that […]
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The way forward for PASOK
The way forward for PASOK Public opinion polls show the picture as it is in that moment and the trends running through the electorate. For the socialist PASOK party, the picture so far is not very encouraging. Following the premature death of its former leader Fofi Gennimata and the public interest in the race for […]
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Erdogan’s mad dash to the polls
Erdogan’s mad dash to the polls Without having planned it, Greece and Turkey will be marching to the pace imposed by each country’s upcoming general elections in the first half of this year. As a rule, politicians focus their campaigns on domestic issues that mainly affect voters, leaving diplomacy aside. The current campaign, however, seems […]
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Capability, ethics and the polls
Capability, ethics and the polls As we get closer to the elections, discussions and arguments tend to focus on the ideological backgrounds of the different parties in the running and on the policies they promise to pursue. Participants in public opinion polls tell us which party they plan to vote for and politicians and analysts […]
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Messi and us
Messi and us I don’t know if there are any polls to confirm this, but I believe that a large number of people who watched the soccer World Cup (among them myself) wanted to see Lionel Messi crowned world champion. And I wonder why we care about a soccer player from a foreign country whose […]
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Dilemmas at the ballot box
Dilemmas at the ballot box Opinion polls may be missing something. It would not be the first time, especially in their representation of the anti-systemic vote. However, let’s assume that their predictions are accurate when they show ruling New Democracy leading SYRIZA by a comfortable margin as the power of PASOK-KINAL remains stagnant. How can […]
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Constant challenges and public opinion polls
Constant challenges and public opinion polls Even though much has changed in Greece and the world in the past year, public opinion polls show ruling New Democracy maintaining a steady lead over SYRIZA, scoring more than 30% of voter intent as the lead opposition remains stuck at around 25% since the 2019 elections. The fluctuations […]
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Government monitors opinion polls for warning signs
Government monitors opinion polls for warning signs With elections, possibly two of them, looming in the first half of 2023, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his aides are closely following opinion polls for signs that ruling New Democracy’s lead might be weakening. In one of the latest batch of polls, opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, who […]
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How Israel’s elections could impact the region
How Israel’s elections could impact the region On Tuesday Israelis went to the polls for the fifth time in four years, and analysts expected a tight race for the 120-member Knesset, Israel’s parliament. As Israelis wait for the final results of these elections, which are expected later this week, countries in the region – from […]
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Εκλογές στο Ισραήλ: Επιστροφή Νετανιάχου δείχνουν τα exit polls
Εκλογές στο Ισραήλ: Επιστροφή Νετανιάχου δείχνουν τα exit polls Τον πρώην πρωθυπουργό του Ισραήλ και ηγέτη του κόμματος «Λικούντ», Μπέντζαμιν Νετανιάχου δείχνουν να επανέρχεται στον πρωθυπουργικό θώκο της χώρας τα exit poll, που ανακοινώθηκαν μόλις έκλεισαν οι κάλπες την Τρίτη το βράδυ. Όπως μεταδίδει η Jerusalem Post σύμφωνα με τις εκτιμήσεις πρόθεσης ψήφου, το μπλοκ του Νετανιάχου, […]
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Εκλογές στην Ιταλία: Αντίστροφη μέτρηση μέχρι τα exit polls
Εκλογές στην Ιταλία: Αντίστροφη μέτρηση μέχρι τα exit polls Σε αντίστροφη μέτρηση βρίσκεται η Ιταλία, καθώς απομένουν κάτι λιγότερο από δύο ώρες πριν κλείσουν οι κάλπες (23:00 τοπική ώρα- μεσάνυχτα ώρα Ελλάδας) στις βουλευτικές εκλογές στην χώρα με τις δημοσκοπήσεις, αν επαληθευτούν, για πρώτη φορά στη χώρα -την τρίτη οικονομία της ΕΕ και ιδρυτικό της […]
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Editorial: The need for clear answers and political realism
Editorial: The need for clear answers and political realism The last two polls, one conducted by GPO for the weekend edition of Ta Nea, rang political alarm bells and offered a fresh reading of the political situation to the poles of the political system. The acceleration in the development of the surveillance affair seems to […]
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Bulgarian president calls snap polls, appoints caretaker gov’t
Bulgarian president calls snap polls, appoints caretaker gov’t Bulgarian President Rumen Radev set October 2 as the date for the country’s fourth parliamentary election in less than two years on Monday, after the collapse in June of reformist Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s coalition government. Radev also appointed former labor minister Galab Donev to lead a […]
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The Italian danger
The Italian danger The case for snap polls was strong, especially as the country seemed to have entered a possibly prolonged pre-election period, with the government bearing much of the blame for this. However, the events that have taken place in Italy recently show us how dangerous political instability is. Apart from everything else, the […]
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FM eyes thaw in Turkey ties after 2023 polls
FM eyes thaw in Turkey ties after 2023 polls In an interview with Kathimerini, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expresses hope that in the wake of the 2023 presidential elections in Turkey, “irrespective of the electoral result, conditions will prevail that could allow for the gradual improvement of relations” between Athens and Ankara. However, Dendias says […]
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Ιαπωνία – εκλογές: Νίκη του κυβερνητικού συνασπισμού δείχνουν τα exit polls
Ιαπωνία – εκλογές: Νίκη του κυβερνητικού συνασπισμού δείχνουν τα exit polls Η συντηρητική κυβέρνηση συνασπισμού της Ιαπωνίας προβλέπεται να αυξήσει την πλειοψηφία της στην Άνω Βουλή μετά τις σημερινές εκλογές, δύο ημέρες μετά τη δολοφονία του προβεβλημένου μέλους του κόμματος και πολιτικού που κινούσε τα νήματα, πρώην πρωθυπουργού Σίνζο Άμπε. Το κυβερνών Φιλελεύθερο Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα […]
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Election uncertainty in Greece amid rumors of snap polls
Election uncertainty in Greece amid rumors of snap polls Kathimerini’s Tom Ellis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the growing rumors that Greece is heading for early elections in the fall despite Prime Minister Mitsotakis moving to dismiss rumors of snap polls, and makes the case that this election uncertainty is damaging not only to the […]
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Polls and flouting the election cycle
Polls and flouting the election cycle Although the prime minister insists that ballot boxes will be set up at the end of the government’s four year term – something that should be the rule and only be breached in very few cases and under extremely special circumstances – almost everyone is acting as if elections […]
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Early polls ruled out
Early polls ruled out The government intervention to help consumers pay their electricity bills is not related to holding early elections, Alternate Interior Minister Stelios Petsas told Skai TV in an interview on Saturday. Ruling out such speculation, he reiterated the government’s position, saying elections will “take place at the end of its four-year term.” […]
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Political pragmatism
Political pragmatism Almost 180,000 voters turned up to the Movement for Change (KINAL) polls on Sunday (voting to rebrand the centrist alliance as PASOK-KINAL), confirming the enduring appeal of the party that governed Greece for more than two decades and its ability to raise expectations. Opinion polls show the party will finish third in the […]
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Polls still favoring the ruling party
Polls still favoring the ruling party The ruling center-right government appears to be enjoying a steady lead in the polls despite the pressure of higher power prices on households and businesses. The persistence of a fairly wide lead, although not as wide as several months ago, seems to have convinced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that […]
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Mitsotakis: Polls at end of gov’t term
Mitsotakis: Polls at end of gov’t term Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged his ministers to show greater commitment to their work during a cabinet meeting on Friday, reiterating that the elections will take place at the end of the government’s four-year term. “I have said many times that we will exhaust the four years. This […]
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Εκλογές στη Γαλλία: Οι Βέλγοι διαρρέουν τα πρώτα exit polls – Τα ποσοστά Μακρόν και Λεπέν
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Snap polls on the horizon if crisis eases
Snap polls on the horizon if crisis eases Even though Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeatedly made it clear that his government will serve out its four-year term, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has reportedly sparked behind-the-scenes discussions about the possibility of holding elections before the summer, on the strict condition that the situation stabilizes. […]
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Επικράτηση της Κεντροαριστεράς δείχνουν τα πρώτα exit polls των ιταλικών δημοτικών εκλογών
Επικράτηση της Κεντροαριστεράς δείχνουν τα πρώτα exit polls των ιταλικών δημοτικών εκλογών Πρώτη καταχώρηση: Δευτέρα, 4 Οκτωβρίου 2021, 16:36 Επικράτηση της Κεντροαριστεράς, σε συνεργασία με τα Πέντε Αστέρια, δείχνουν τα πρώτα exit polls των ιταλικών δημοτικών εκλογών, που άρχισαν να μεταδίδουν ιταλικά ΜΜΕ, μετά την ολοκλήρωση της εκλογικής διαδικασίας, στις 15.00 (τοπική ώρα). Σύμφωνα με […]
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Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for President Tayyip Erdogan’s belief that a shock interest rate cut will stoke up Turkey’s economy ahead of elections is instead likely to backfire as hot inflation and a lira selloff stall growth. Sources close to the presidency told Reuters that Erdogan pushed the […]
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Exit Polls in Germany Point to Dead Heat in Elections to Succeed Merkel
Exit Polls in Germany Point to Dead Heat in Elections to Succeed Merkel The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is neck and neck with the Merkel’s Christian Democrat’s according to exit polls. Credit: Facebook/SPD Exit polls after the elections in Germany indicate that the Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union bloc are […]
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Γερμανικές εκλογές – Πανηγύρια στο SPD μετά τα πρώτα exit polls – «Έχουμε εντολή να κυβερνήσουμε»
Γερμανικές εκλογές – Πανηγύρια στο SPD μετά τα πρώτα exit polls – «Έχουμε εντολή να κυβερνήσουμε» Οριακό προβάδισμα στο Σοσιαλδημοκρατικό Κόμμα (SPD) με 24,9% έναντι 24,7% της Χριστιανικής Ένωσης (CDU/CSU) έδωσε πριν από λίγο το ARD, μεταδίδοντας τα πρώτα επίσημα αποτελέσματα από την καταμέτρηση των ψήφων. Ακολουθούν οι Πράσινοι με 14,8%, η Εναλλακτική για τη […]
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Γαλλία-Exit polls: Δεν εξασφαλίζει περιφέρεια η Μαρίν Λεπέν
Γαλλία-Exit polls: Δεν εξασφαλίζει περιφέρεια η Μαρίν Λεπέν Πρώτη καταχώρηση: Κυριακή, 27 Ιουνίου 2021, 22:30 Ο Εθνικός Συναγερμός (RN), το κόμμα της άκρας δεξιάς της Μαρίν Λεπέν, δεν κατάφερε να κερδίσει τη μοναδική περιφέρεια στην οποία είχε ελπίδες να επικρατήσει, στον δεύτερο γύρο των τοπικών εκλογών, όπως δείχνουν τα exit polls. Ο υποψήφιος του RN Τιερί […]
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