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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

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.

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.

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.

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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