Poll gives ND lead, albeit smaller one

A poll by the Pulse company for Skai TV gives ruling New Democracy a lead over main opposition SYRIZA, but with a drop in its share and a narrowing of the gap.

According to the projected results based on voting intentions, conservative ND would receive 30% ahead of leftist SYRIZA with 26%. Center-left PASOK would get 10%, followed by communist KKE (6%), nationalist Greek Solution (4%) and radical leftist MeRA25 (3.5%). The party of the jailed extreme right-winger and former Golden Dawn member Ilias Kasidiaris is at the threshold of entering the Parliament, with 3%. Undecided voters amounted to 13%. 

It was the company's first survey since the fatal accident at Tempe and the majority of participants (51%) believe that Greek governments have the greatest political responsibility for the current state of the railways, with 28% holding the current ND government...