Poll gives left over 52% preference

A new poll by the CVVM agency suggests a strong lead for the left-wing Social Democratic and Communist parties. According to the survey, the Social Democrats would win parliamentary elections handily with 31.5% of the vote. The Communist Party took second place in the poll with 21, followed by the senior governing party, the Civic Democrats, with 20.5%. The governing TOP 09 party and the Christian DEmcorats would also win seats in the lower house, with 8.5 and 6%, respectively. Fifty-seven percent of legal voters said they would participate in elections.