Greeks appear to be accepting the marriage of same-sex couples, but there are reservations about adoption.

The findings of the Metron Analysis poll, conducted for MEGA Tv, shed light on one of the most debated topics of the day,the legalisation of civil marriage and adoption for same-sex couples.

The poll results show that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ legislative initiative, which has divided New Democracy, with a significant number of MPs stating they will not support it, encounters clear and majority acceptance from society on one aspect only—the issue of civil marriage.

A percentage of 62 per cent is in favour, with only 36 per cent opposed, indicating that same-sex marriage is now widely accepted.

The analysis of attitudes based on the political self-placement of respondents shows that, concerning rights issues, the left-right axis aligns with the progress-conservative axis.

Acceptance rates are much higher among those who identify as left-wing (81 per cent) and center-left (75 per cent), while declining in the center and center-right, although remaining clearly in the majority.

Only those choosing a “pure” right-wing identity are majority opposed.

This explains how this opposition internalises within New Democracy and why the far-right has particularly invested in this issue.

Things are different regarding the right to adoption for same-sex couples.

Positive opinions here are limited to 30 per cent, and opposition accumulates to 69 per cent, showing that while the institutionalised cohabitation of same-sex couples has become acceptable, the perception of family, and thus adoption, remains strongly oriented towards a traditional heterosexual model.

This is also evident from the fact that regarding the political self-placement of respondents, only those who declare themselves left-wing are clearly in favor of adoption for same-sex couples.

On the contrary, rejection prevails among the center-left and right-wing, with the highest percentage rejecting the regulation among center-right voters at 78 per cent and right-wing voters at 90 per cent, while even centrists reject it at 69 per cent.

For New Democracy, this means that beyond the reactions of its MPs on the issue of adoption, here it has to face the opposition of the majority of its electoral base.

Source: Metron Analysis/MEGA/in.gr