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Electoral silence set to commence ahead of local polls
A series of election bans are set to commence starting tomorrow, as mayoral polls slated for March 31 draw near, according to regulations put forth by government watchdog.
The restrictions determined by the Supreme Election Council (YSK) will be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on election day.
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Greek polls attest to political paradox
The latest round of opinion polls highlights the political paradox currently prevailing in Greece: On one hand, the government maintains an overwhelming lead over the opposition; on the other hand, there is a substantial percentage of Greeks rejecting central government policies.
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Rising prices top concern for Greeks, poll shows
The rising cost of household essentials weighs heaviest on Greeks' minds, according to a new public opinion poll, which found that 30% of respondents have cut back on basic shopping by "a lot" and 43% by "quite a lot." Just 7% of respondents said they have not pared down their shopping list "at all" and 19% said they have done so "slightly," the poll conducted by Alco on behalf of Alpha TV show
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Pollsters looking for answers
A week before Greece's May 21 general election, communications consultant Stavros Kontaxis carried out an experiment. Using ChatGPT he designed a model for a poll of polls, inputting all the available survey results to see what kind of conclusion it would yield.
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Protecting the numbers
No matter what one believes about the usefulness or the possible exploitation of public opinion polls, we cannot overlook the fact that it is entirely unhealthy for them to be at the epicenter of every political race, every time.
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The need for all to gain
At election time we ask ourselves whether things today are better than they were four years ago. The answer is, by definition, subjective. But it is determined by many factors, from objective developments to each voter's desires and prejudices. That is why even when opinion polls are consistent, an election is never predictable.
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Falling ratings for govt and ruling party
Voter approval ratings for Slovenia's centre-left government and the ruling party have been falling in recent weeks with the polls showing the proportion of opponents outstripping the share of supporters.
A poll run by Mediana for the newspaper Delo on 11 April showed the share of those perceiving the government's job as negative or very negative climb to 45%.
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Pondering the new electoral landscape
With May general elections looming, political party staffs are doing their utmost to diagnose the unfolding political landscape in the aftermath of the deadly train collision in northern Greece on February 28.
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ND: Mood in society not the same as in 2012
The first polls recorded after the deadly train collision in northern Greece show that the ruling conservative New Democracy party recorded a significant drop in its approval rating - around 3 percentage points.
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