Eight in 10 Greeks have positive outlook, new survey finds

More than eight in 10 Greeks are optimistic about the prospects of moving past the current pandemic and feel the right steps are being taken, according to a survey by Metron Analysis carried out for the DiaNEOsis think-tank. 

According to the nationwide survey, titled "How Greeks Live During the Pandemic," 85.7 percent of Greeks feel that things are moving in the right direction, a trend that has only been recorded twice before - once in the February 2015, after a new leftist government came to power on a promise to roll back austerity, and in the fall of 2019 when the outlook for economic growth was good.

The current optimism is shared by a majority of Greeks irrespective of age, professional status, educational level, income, geographical location and political affiliation. 

The survey also points to rising faith in Greek institutions with a rise of...