The prospect of an early election in October, following the Thessaloniki International Fair, has reentered political debate amid the creation of new parties and broader changes in Greece’s political landscape, according to the analysis presented in recent polling assessments.
While Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is still seen as potentially completing his four-year term, supporters of an earlier vote argue that shifting political conditions favor an accelerated timetable.
Central to that argument are the first opinion polls conducted after the establishment of parties led by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Maria Karystianou. According to the analysis, Tsipras’ party, ELAS, is polling near 15%, a stronger-than-expected showing. Observers cited in the assessment suggest the party could absorb support from groups that emerged from successive splits within SYRIZA and eventually surpass the 17.8% recorded by the party’s political camp in the 2023 election.
The analysis argues that delaying elections until the end of the government’s term could allow Tsipras to strengthen further and potentially attract voters beyond the traditional left who primarily seek the electoral defeat of New Democracy.
