80% of SYRIZA voters in the European elections say that the cancellation of the presidential election strengthened Stefanos Kasselakis, whilst Tsipras divides SYRIZA – 0.7 points gain in 10 days for the right-wing Hellenic Solution
Initially, the first round of elections last Sunday seemed to strengthen New Democracy's political dominance, as their endorsed candidates triumphed in all seven regions and secured Piraeus as well. Notably, they even supported incumbents in Piraeus and the region of Crete, with whom they had clashed during the previous local elections in 2019.
A candidate regional governor or mayor needs 43% to win the seat outright without going to the second round of elections, on October 15.
"We start from scratch but we are not in a political vacuum. The citizens sent certain very clear messages in the elections of May 21," he added.
"I am not going to cooperate with Kyriakos Mitsotakis and with the New Democracy, period and dash," said Velopoulos, who, against the background of the latest developments with his party's deputies, clarified on Crete TV that "when you have institutions, you refer to the Ethics Committee for explanations and not an apology."
The polling company also recorded a marginal increase for the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Far-Right party of Kassidiaris party. PASOK, Hellenic Solution, and MeRA25 recorded a slight decrease.
