Forty-seven parties, party coalitions, and individuals have submitted applications to Greece’s Supreme Court by Wednesday evening for approval to run in the May 21 national elections.
The submissions deadline is midnight Wednesday, while the deadline for party ballots (including the candidate MPs) is midnight Saturday.
The Supreme Court will announce its final decision on Tuesday, May 2.
The ruling New Democracy has extended its lead over main opposition party SYRIZA by 6 percentage points, according to a Marc poll aired on the main bulletin of ANT1. This is an increase from 5.2 at the beginning of April, Greek City Times reports.
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.
The poll findings showed ND dominates on all levels, beyond the electoral: the positive image of the government is at 45.4% from 43.6% at the beginning of April, while the prime minister registers a new rise in popularity, rising to 42.4% from 40.7%.
At the same time, on the question of which of the two governments – ND or SYRIZA – was the best, the ruling party leads with a difference of 12.5 points.
Alexis Tsipras also shows an increase in his popularity, appearing at 33.1%, however only 24% “see” a victory for SYRIZA in the May 21 elections.
