Greek legislative election, September

Former Greek PM and leader of the radical left party SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras is speaking to media at a press conference in the framework of the 2015 Thessaloniki EXPO.

Former Greek Finance Minister of the SYRIZA-ANEL government Yanis Varoufakis said he was undecided as to who he would vote in the upcoming September 20 elections, in an interview to Belgian newspaper ‘L’Echo’.

Two more polls saw the light Friday night in Greek media, both of which predict a close battle between the two major political forces, left SYRIZA and conservative New Democracy.

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Radical Left SYRIZA is displaying consistency in its negative poll showing according to the latest poll conducted by GPO and broadcast on Mega TV, Friday night.

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras appeared in a TV interview on Kontra TV channel. “A clear win by SYRIZA will be the final blow for the old political system,” he said. He admitted, however, that there is disharmony between the July 12 agreement and the popular mandate of January 25.

The latest poll count ahead of the Greek elections on September 20 is tightening with the difference between the two major parties being a close call. The latest round of polls show some voters deserting the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA), putting the conservative New Democracy main opposition leader Evangelos Meimarakis slightly ahead.

Dueling campaign rallies were held on Thursday evening, with Alexis Tsipras choosing the working-class west Athens district of Egaleo and Evangelos Meimarakis speaking from Hania, on Crete,
The two front-runners in the snap elections for Sept. 20, as polls and pundits agree, each lobbed campaign slogans and “sound-bite” like phrase for supporters and reporters.

The first opinion poll showing an slight lead by conservative New Democracy over leftist SYRIZA was broadcast on Wednesday evening during a prime-time newscast.

A statement released by the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party on Tuesday asked the Greek caretaker government on Tuesday to suspend a measure imposing a 23% VAT hike on private education institutions.

The latest opinion poll published this week gives previously ruling SYRIZA the support of 26 percent of respondents to 25 percent for rival New Democracy party, signaling a prospective “derby” for first-place.

The opinion poll was conducted by the Pulse firm and commissioned by the Athens television station Action24.