Social Democrats some way in front, suggest new poll

If elections were held right now, the Social Democrats would come first with 33 percent of the vote, suggests a new poll conducted by the internet-based agency SANEP. Twenty-four percent of respondents said they would vote for the right-of-centre Civic Democrats. The new party TOP 09 would enjoy 13.5 percent support, the poll indicates. The Communists placed fourth in the survey with just under 13 percent. Both the Christian Democrats and the new grouping Public Affairs (Věci veřejné) would just attain the 5 percent of the vote needed to make it into the lower house, the poll suggests.

Author: Ian Willoughby