New pre-election period that followed May 6 poll intensified the dilemmas and increased the percentages of the two major parties. According to Kathimerini, opinion polls indicate that ND and SYRIZA are running neck and neck for first place, which would grant the winning party extra 50 seats in Parliament. This would be vital for forming a coalition government. Neither party is likely to win an outright majority. PASOK is expected to come in third place, with anti-bailout Independent Greeks, Democratic Left, the Communist Party and Golden Dawn also passing the 3% Parliament threshold.

According to ProtoThema.gr, unpublished polls run by political parties in recent days reflect a thriller situation in the electoral body, as the differences between ND and SYRIZA are within the limit of statistical error, while undecided voters seem exceeding 15%. This fluidity creates a climate of uncertainty before the final outcome of the elections, as most survey companies record a meager lead for ND, while others believe that the social dynamic, if expressed at the ballot box, will give the victory to SYRIZA.

For the international community, the challenge of today’s election is Greece to manage to form a government in the coming days that formulate conditions justifying some hope for the country.

According to Bloomberg, European Union and International Monetary Fund have insisted that the conditions of the EUR 130 billion bailout accord agreed in March must be accepted fully by a new government or funds will be cut off, driving Greece into bankruptcy.

An opinion poll by MRB for real.gr, ND leads with 23.9%, closely followed by SYRIZA 22.5% and PASOK 12.6%, Independent Greeks 6.2%, Democratic Left 5.7%, Golden Dawn 4.7% and KKE 4%. After the unclear vote and blanks are eliminated, ND gets 27.6%, SYRIZA 26%, PASOK 14.6%, Independent Greeks 7.1%, KKE 4.7%, Golden Dawn 5.4%, Democratic Left 6.6%, Re-Create Greece 3.3%.

According to MARC for Alpha Television, ND leads with 26%, followed by SYRIZA 24.3%, PASOK 12.5%, Independent Greeks 6.3%, Communist Party (KKE) 5.7%, Democratic Left 5.3%, Golden Dawn 4.2%, Recreate Greece 2.5% and Ecologists-Greens and LAOS 1% each. After the unclear vote and blanks are eliminated, ND gets 28.8% (127 seats), SYRIZA 27% (72 seats), PASOK 13.9% (37 seats), Independent Greeks 7% (19 seats), KKE 6.3% (17 seats), Democratic Left 5.9% (16 seats), and Golden Dawn 4.6% (12 seats).

The majority of the respondents (65.9%) want the renegotiation of the loan agreement, 21.7% want its termination and 8.9% say that the country should meet its commitments. In case the terms of the loan agreement are not changed in a satisfactory manner, 72.9 percent of the respondents say that Greece should stay in the Eurozone “at any cost”, while 19% say that the country should terminate the agreements and return to the drachma.

Another opinion poll carried out by ALCO for newsit.gr, ND leads with 25%, followed by SYRIZA 22.7, PASOK 12.5%, Independent Greeks 6.5%, Democratic Left 5.2%, KKE 5%, Golden Dawn 4.5%, Re-Create Greece 2.2%, Ecologists 1.4% and LAOS 1%. On the question of who is the best to seek amendments in the memorandum, ND leader Antonis Samaras and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras both receive 21%, but 30% answer “neither.”