Ruling coalition partner SYRIZA leads by 20.2 percentage points over main opposition New Democracy (ND) in voting intent according to an opinion poll conducted by Palmos Analysis on behalf of private TV station SBC, published on Thursday.

According to the survey, 36.7 per cent of participants chose SYRIZA, 16.5 per cent said ND, 6.1 per cent Potami, 5.4 per cent Golden Dawn, 3.9 per cent Communist Party (KKE), 3.1 per cent Independent Greeks (ANEL) and 2.5 per cent PASOK.

Asked on who they believe is more suitable for prime minister, 57 per cent prefer Alexis Tsipras and 21 per cent chose ND leader Antonis Samaras, while 18 per cent said ‘neither’.

Questioned whether they believe there will be an agreement between Greece and its creditors, 46 per cent said ‘yes’, 29 per cent said ‘probably yes’, 9 per cent said ‘no’ and 10 per cent said ‘probably not’.

Asked whether they believe the government’s ongoing negotiation can be described as ‘tough’, 43 per cent of respondents said it’s ‘tough’, 29 per cent said it’s ‘non-existent’ and 22 per cent called it ‘mild’.