Opinion poll shows ND lead widening

A new opinion poll shows the ruling center-right New Democracy leading left-wing Syriza by 6.5% in voting intentions.

The poll, based on a sample of 1,051, was done by research firm Pulse and commission by TV station Skai.

The previous poll, conducted on April 4, had showed New Democracy 4% ahead of Syriza.

Among respondents, New Democracy gets 32%, Syriza 25.5%, the socialist PASOK-Movement for Change 9.5%, the Communist Party 6%, the left wing MeRa25 5%, the hard-right populist Greek Solution 4%, the far-right National Party-Greeks 3%, others 4%, while 11% are undecided. Among the undecided, almost 2 out of 5 do not have or state a likely preference, while, among the rest, those leaning toward Syriza outnumber those leaning toward New Democracy almost 2 to 1, while a sizable chunk lean toward the two far-right parties.

It looks like the electorate...