A new poll shows that 75 percent of Greeks want to remain in the common currency bloc, while 50 percent would like to remain even if the government crosses the red lines it has set in negotiations. The poll, that was conducted by ALCO for newsit.gr website, also shows that if elections were held today, SYRIZA would still win over opposition New Democracy by 11 percentage points. It took place during the crucial meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the new impasse that followed. It was also conducted before the Greek government announcement that it will postpone the repayment due to the International Monetary Fund on June 5 and bundle all four installments for a single payment on June 30. On the question of currency, 74 percent of respondents want to keep the euro, 18 percent are in favor of a national currency, the drachma, while 8 percent are undecided yet. Regarding the deal with creditors, 45 percent want a deal to be completed at whatever cost, even if that means that the government crosses the red lines it has set on certain austerity measures. At the same time, 37 percent of Greek citizens want early elections now if a deal is not achieved. As for the negotiation strategy of the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition, 47 percent of Greeks believe it is wrong, while 39 percent believe that the government is following the correct strategy. Regarding intention to vote if elections were held today, the results were: SYRIZA 31.3% ND 20.4% THE RIVER 5.2% GOLDEN DAWN 4.8% KKE 4.5% PASOK 3.5% ANEL 3.2%
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