Most Greeks want conclusion of bailout review now, no longer see Grexit danger: surveys

The majority of Greek citizens want the imminent conclusion of the bailout review which has been delayed for a year and no longer see Grexit risk on the horizon, two surveys released on Saturday in Athens showed.

The current Left-led government should strike a deal with Greece's international lenders and close the pending second review of the Greek third bailout, said the 61.5 percent of respondents in the opinion poll conducted by Kappa research polling firm for Vima (Tribune) daily.

Only 27 percent of Greeks preferred snap elections and the conclusion of the assessment under a new government, even though 57.5 percent believes that the government's negotiation tactics were negative.

Seventy percent of respondents believe that there was no more risk of Grexit.

Some 64.5 percent said that Greece should remain a member of the eurozone, while 27 percent opted for return to its national currency.

The survey was conducted nationwide in the period Feb. 21-23.

Similar were the results of another survey carried out throughout Greece by Alco polling firm in the same period for news portal "news247".

Should the conservative main opposition New Democracy be in office negotiating the terms to close the review the outcome would be the same, said the 40 percent of respondents. Some 24 percent of participants believe that the result would be better, while 23 percent worse.

The surveys were held following the Eurogroup's meeting in Brussels on Monday which decided the resumption of negotiations in Athens next week with the aim to conclude as soon as possible the review and continue the implementation of the bailout program which will expire in 2018. Endit