Opinion Poll: Greeks "disappointed" in the aftermath of Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting
Snap Analysis
Our latest survey in the aftermanth of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shows that Greek electorate is disappointed by the stance of the Greek side.
More precisely, 56% assessed negatively or very negatively the outcome of the meeting between the two leaders, whereas 34% assessed it positively or very positively. In addition to that, 42% considers that issues between Greece and Turkey should be addressed in EU level, while 53% believes they should be dealt in bilateral level. Both figures are high, although those preferring issues to be addressed bilateraly outnumber the former. This can be interpreted in two possible ways: either a big part of the society seems to lack trust in EU as of its genione support toward Greece or confidence over the diplomatic and military capacity of Greece is growing, especially when it comes to Turkey's belligerence. We are planning to stick to this issue and examine in a future survey whether there is a new trend regarding the way Turkey's belligerence should be addressed and which answer would people expect from the political leadership.
In the question on whether Greece needs a national strategy and multilateral stronghilds so that it can be better prepared against any possible threat, a rather high rate of 64% seems positive to such an option, whereas a 27% stands negatively. The message towards the Greek political leadership is sound and clear as people asking for determined stance with regards to Turkey.
In the last question, opinions differ significantly. 32% says "Yes" to whether tension between Greece and Turkey could lead to warfare and 40% says "No" whereas 28% seems not to have a clear sight on that. An assumption could be that Turkey's stance is worrisome and this is reflected into different ways. It is noteworthty that it is the fourth time in a period of only two years that the Turkish leadership is escalating tension in bilateral relations with Greece, and this is development that the Greek government should look upon cautiously.
Our latest survey in the aftermanth of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shows that Greek electorate is disappointed by the stance of the Greek side.
More precisely, 56% assessed negatively or very negatively the outcome of the meeting between the two leaders, whereas 34% assessed it positively or very positively. In addition to that, 42% considers that issues between Greece and Turkey should be addressed in EU level, while 53% believes they should be dealt in bilateral level. Both figures are high, although those preferring issues to be addressed bilateraly outnumber the former. This can be interpreted in two possible ways: either a big part of the society seems to lack trust in EU as of its genione support toward Greece or confidence over the diplomatic and military capacity of Greece is growing, especially when it comes to Turkey's belligerence. We are planning to stick to this issue and examine in a future survey whether there is a new trend regarding the way Turkey's belligerence should be addressed and which answer would people expect from the political leadership.
In the question on whether Greece needs a national strategy and multilateral stronghilds so that it can be better prepared against any possible threat, a rather high rate of 64% seems positive to such an option, whereas a 27% stands negatively. The message towards the Greek political leadership is sound and clear as people asking for determined stance with regards to Turkey.
In the last question, opinions differ significantly. 32% says "Yes" to whether tension between Greece and Turkey could lead to warfare and 40% says "No" whereas 28% seems not to have a clear sight on that. An assumption could be that Turkey's stance is worrisome and this is reflected into different ways. It is noteworthty that it is the fourth time in a period of only two years that the Turkish leadership is escalating tension in bilateral relations with Greece, and this is development that the Greek government should look upon cautiously.
