Main opposition PASOK forged ahead of ruling New Democracy as the party most people intend to vote for in the European Parliament elections in five opinion polls published by Greek newspapers on Sunday, with leads ranging from 2.1 percentage points to 4.5 percentage points.

The main opposition's lead was even greater in the four surveys that also asked voters which party they intended to vote for in general elections.

The smallest difference between the two parties was recorded in the survey carried out by the opinion poll firm 'Focus' published in the newspaper "Real News". This showed PASOK gaining 31.7 percent of the vote against 29.6 percent for ND.

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) got 7.5 percent, the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) 6.4 percent, the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) 4.7 percent, the EcoGreens 4.2 percent and other parties 3.3 percent.

The gap between the leading parties widened by 3.7 percent when voters were asked to say how they would cast their vote in general elections, with ND getting 28.8 percent of the total, PASOK 32.2 percent, KKE 7.5 percent, SYRIZA 5.4 percent, LAOS 4.1 percent, the EcoGreens 3.9 percent and other parties 4 percent.

The survey carried out by PulseRC on behalf of the newspaper "Apogevmatini" showed PASOK ahead by 3 percent for the EuroParliament elections, with 31 percent saying they would cast their vote for the main opposition against 28 percent for ND. KKE received 6.6 percent, SYRIZA 5.6 percent, LAOS 4.4 percent, the EcoGreens 4.8 percent and other parties 2 percent.

An opinion poll by Marc for the newspaper "Ethnos" showed PASOK ahead by 3.2 percent for the EuroParliament elections, gaining 31.8 percent of the vote against 28.6 percent for ND. KKE received 8.1 percent, SYRIZA 6.2 percent, the EcoGreens 4.8 percent, LAOS 4.3 percent, and other parties 2 percent. For the national elections, the same survey showed PASOK getting 34.8 percent, ND 30.1 percent, KKE 8.2 percent, SYRIZA 6.0 percent, LAOS 4.5 percent, the EcoGreens 4.5 percent and other parties 1.4 percent.

The difference between the two main parties rose to 3.7 percent in an opinion poll conducted by ALCO for the newspaper "Proto Thema". PASOK was shown ahead with 30.2 percent, ND followed with 26.5 percent, while the KKE got 7.8 percent, SYRIZA 5.3 percent, LAOS 4 percent, the EcoGreens 3.5 percent and other parties 2.9 percent.

In terms of the intended vote in national elections, the difference increased to 4.5 percent, with ND getting 27.2 percent, PASOK 31.7 percent, KKE 7.2 percent, SYRIZA 5.4 percent, LAOS 4.5 percent, EcoGreens 2.7 percent and the other parties 2.7 percent.

The largest difference for the EuroParliament elections was recorded by the Public Issue 'Barometer' published in the newspaper "Kathimerini", which showed PASOK ahead by 4.5 percentage points and getting a 28 percent share of the vote, against 23.5 percent for ND.

KKE followed with 5.5 percent, then SYRIZA with 5.5 percent, LAOS with 5.5 percent, the EcoGreens with 4 percent and the other parties with 1 percent. Regarding the intended vote in general elections, the same polls showed a gap of 5.5 percent points between the two main parties, giving ND 35 percent and PASOK 40.5 percent.

Main opposition PASOK is ahead of ruling New Democracy in voter preferences in Greece on a national level, while ND retains its lead in Macedonia and Thrace, according to an opinion poll published in the newspaper "Macedonia on Sunday". The opinion poll was conducted by the firm "Interview" on May 4 until May 6.

This showed that PASOK was in the lead by 3.1 percentage points as the party people intend to vote for in the European Parliament elections, with ND scoring 34.2 percent, PASOK 37.3 percent, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) 8.6 percent, the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) 6.9 percent, the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) 4.7 percent and the EcoGreens 6.5 percent.

In Macedonia and Thrace, ND retains a strong lead of 9.5 percentage points, with ND getting 41.9 percent, PASOK 32.4 percent, KKE 5.4 percent, SYRIZA 6.8 percent, LAOS 5.5 percent and the EcoGreens 5.2 percent.