Greeks expect snap general polls after govn't relief proclamations: survey

Six out of ten Greek voters expect that Greece was heading towards snap general polls again in coming months after the latest government proclamations for relief measures, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

For 63.6 percent of the participants in the survey carried out by polling firm MRB for Real FM station in the period 2-12 December, the announcement Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made last week was a clear sign of early elections in 2017.

The Left leader has repeatedly said that the government will complete its four-year new term in office until the autumn of 2019.

However, the pledges for a Christmas benefit for low income pensioners and the suspension of the VAT rate hike for the Aegean islands most affected by the refugee crisis, have fuelled election scenarios.

In the event of snap polls, the conservative main opposition New Democracy (ND) party would win with a wide margin, according to the survey.

ND would win 26.1 percent of the votes and the ruling Radical Left SYRIZA party would receive 14.7 percent.

MRB conducted the survey before and after last Thursday's proclamations.

The 56.2 percent of respondents welcomed the benefit to the pensioners and the 68.2 percent the VAT suspension for the islanders.

Nine out of ten participants in the survey believe that the Greek economy and their personal finances are worsening, despite the encouraging fiscal indexes.

Asked to express their feelings on the present and the future, the 61.9 percent of respondents said "anger", 48.9 percent "fear" and 48.4 percent "shame." Enditem