“Fear,” “anger,” and “resignation” are the words most often heard from Greek lips about the present and future of the country.
MRB's trends paint a bleak picture, and worst of all, few Greeks are hoping for a “bright future”. The optimism index is very low, as only one in ten (10.8%) believes that things in the country are going “not bad”https://rua.gr/”very well”. The percentage is the same as for Greece's economic situation. Only 9.6% consider it “good” or “very good.”
MRB trends in detail
1. Social, political and economic environment.
10.8%, as we mentioned above, believe that things are not going well in our country overall, and 9.6% believe that the economy is on the wrong track. 57.2% even believe that it will get worse. As for their personal financial situation, 50.2% say that it is “bad” or “very bad,” and 46.9% say that it will get even worse in the next 12 months. The most serious problems are: inflation, health care, unemployment, economic development, and education.
69.2% consider the government's image negative and 75.6% – SYRIZA.
As for the authorities' ability to govern the country, 29.1% say that ND does it best, 14.8% – SYRIZA and 10.9% – PASOK.
2. The image of a political leader.
When asked about the most suitable prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis received 28.3%, Stefanos Kasselakis 10.6% and Nikos Androulakis 7.3%. Overall assessment of leaders. 67.8% believe that Kyriakos Mitsotakis' actions are wrong, and 74.9% believe that his actions will not be right in the future on key issues. 44.3% ask for a more vigorous fight against inflation and speculation.
As for Stefanos Kasselakis, 76.2% disapprove of his actions.
Current PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis leads with 28%, against Haris Doukas with 27.1% for the party's leadership, followed by Pavlos Geroulanos with 19%.
3. Work/Security/Inflation.
Greeks do not see the job and safety indicators as entirely positive. 67.7% find it very difficult to meet basic personal/family needs, and 67.3% believe that the government is not adequately addressing rising prices with the measures it has taken.
As for trust in the authorities, 77.4% do not believe that the Kyriakos Mitsotakis government will be able to cope with this issue.
46.4% of those polled by Foreign Policy believe that a direct conflict with Turkey is possible, and 52.4% believe that the Greek government's attitude towards the issue of Turkish violations should be tougher.
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