Poll: Most Greeks Back EU Prosecutor, Want Political Change

Aclear majority of Greeks believe the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is conducting its investigations impartially, and a significant share say the OPEKEPE farming subsidies scandal will influence their vote at the next election, according to a poll by MRB for Open television.

According to the poll, some 71.3 percent of respondents said the European Prosecutor’s Office was conducting its work without bias — 48 percent saying so “definitely” and 23.3 percent “probably” — while 22.3 percent saw political motives behind its actions.

More than six in ten respondents, 60.7 percent, said developments in the OPEKEPE scandal would be a “very” or “fairly” decisive factor in how they vote, with 36 percent describing it as “very decisive.” Notably, 58.9 percent of New Democracy voters gave the same response, signaling the issue carries weight even within the ruling party’s base.