New poll gives opposition 6.3 pct lead over SYRIZA

A new poll by Kappa Research published on Saturday has given New Democracy a 6.3 percent lead over governing SYRIZA, with 22.8 percent of respondents saying they would vote for the conservative opposition and 16.5 for the leftist party.

The poll, conducted for Vima newspaper's weekend edition, put ultranationalist Golden Dawn in third place with 6.5 percent, followed by PASOK at 5.5 percent and the Greek Communist Party at 5.2 percent. Centrist To Potami, nationalist Independent Greeks and the Union of Centrists all polled below the 3-percent threshold needed to enter Parliament, with 1.8, 2.2 and 2.5 respectively. The results are based on the answers given by 72.1 percent of respondents, as 27.9 said they remain undecided.

Asked which party they believed more likely to win if snap polls were called in the near future, 61 percent responded New Democracy and 21 percent...

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