The two new polls that were made public yesterday (by Alco for Flash.gr and by Marc for ANT1) do not change the “big picture” of the political landscape, however, behind voting intention and ND’s comfortable lead, the findings shed light on the real challenges for the government camp against the backdrop of the upcoming national elections.
The first and most important bet for Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the re-rallying of his electoral base. Blue rallying is recorded at just 58%, while of particular significance is the fact that almost one in four voters who had chosen ND in 2023 (24%) now declares themselves undecided and another 3% is leaning toward abstention.
This is the so-called “gray zone,” in which the government staff is investing politically, seeing it positively that these specific voters have not shifted to another party, therefore they are easier to approach again.
In this context, the government chooses to invest in the need for stability in the country. It is no coincidence that 28% of citizens believe that the main electoral stake is the choice between stability and ungovernability, a narrative that the Maximos Mansion intends to highlight even more intensely as the electoral contest approaches.
At the same time, the qualitative data of the surveys remind us that everyday life will continue to be at the top of the agenda. Inflation remains by far the number one problem for citizens, as 45% (Alco) and 73.8% (Marc) highlight it as the main concern. It is the field in which the government knows it will be judged more than any other in the coming months.
PASOK voters
At the same time, the government staff receives positively the fact that 35.2% evaluate the government’s work positively or rather positively, while of particular interest is that it is also assessed positively by almost one in three PASOK voters (31%). This is an audience to which ND is appealing, seeking to strengthen its influence in the area of the political center.
At the Maximos Mansion they believe that the political battle until 2027 will be built on credibility and effectiveness. Competent sources link the clash with the “deep state,” as well as the reforms being promoted, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s strategy for a third term, summarizing it in the slogan “we said it, we do it.”
“Our credibility is judged by what we promised and what we implemented,” is the message the prime minister consistently sends, seeking to turn the government’s work into a key electoral argument.
At the same time, the message to ministers, as was also highlighted at yesterday’s cabinet meeting, is clear: society’s problems cannot wait and the response to the opposition must be given through policies and results.
Under this prism, as they say, the real stake is not the polling performances of the opposition parties, but the government’s ability to effectively address the pressures on households, with inflation foremost among them.
On this wavelength move also the public interventions of ministers. The Minister of Development, Takis Theodorikakos, underlines that the polls do not predetermine the electoral result, estimating that citizens will decide based on the real dilemmas and the specific governance proposals, where ND aspires to appear as the most stable choice for the Greece of 2030.
Similarly, the Minister of Shipping, Vasilis Kikilias describes the goal of self-reliance as achievable, on the condition that the government will continue with “the pedal to the metal,” providing answers to society’s problems and especially to inflation.