New Democracy 4.8 points ahead in MRB poll
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A new opinion poll of voting intentions gives ruling center-right New Democracy a 4.8-percentage point lead over left-wing SYRIZA.
Asked about their voting preferences for the May 21 election by pollster MRB, 29.7% chose New Democracy, 24.9% SYRIZA, 8.3% socialist PASOK-Movement for Change, 5.1% Communist KKE, 4.6% nationalist Greek Solution and 3.2% left-wing MeRA25.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears more suitable for prime minister with 37.4% of preferences, compared to 31.1% who prefer Alexis Tsipras. Almost one in five (19.4%) believed neither candidate is suitable.
For the poll, commissioned by for OPEN TV, MRB interviewed 1,000 eligible voters from April 24-26. The maximum margin of error is +/- 2.84%.
