20 Jan 2015
Syriza expands poll lead ahead of election
FXStreet (Bali) - Reuters is reporting on 3 different polls conducted ahead of the Greek general election on Jan 25th, all revealing that Syriza's anti-bailout party has extended its poll lead against the conservative opposition runners.
From Reuters - 3 separate polls
1. Syriza saw its poll lead grow to 6.5 points on Monday, according to a survey for the University of Macedonia conducted for Greece's SKAI Television, up from a 4.5 point lead shown by the same pollster last week.
2. A second survey on Monday, carried out by Alco for the newspaper Proto Thema, put Syriza on 33.1 percent with the conservatives on 28.5 percent, a 4.6 point lead for Syriza compared with a difference of 3.5 points in a poll by the same firm last week.
3. A third survey by GPO for television station Mega also showed Syriza pulling ahead, this time from a lead of 3.2 points in a survey conducted nearly two weeks ago to 4 points, with the anti-bailout party on 30.4 percent compared to 26.4 percent for New Democracy.
From Reuters - 3 separate polls
1. Syriza saw its poll lead grow to 6.5 points on Monday, according to a survey for the University of Macedonia conducted for Greece's SKAI Television, up from a 4.5 point lead shown by the same pollster last week.
2. A second survey on Monday, carried out by Alco for the newspaper Proto Thema, put Syriza on 33.1 percent with the conservatives on 28.5 percent, a 4.6 point lead for Syriza compared with a difference of 3.5 points in a poll by the same firm last week.
3. A third survey by GPO for television station Mega also showed Syriza pulling ahead, this time from a lead of 3.2 points in a survey conducted nearly two weeks ago to 4 points, with the anti-bailout party on 30.4 percent compared to 26.4 percent for New Democracy.