(ANSA) - ATHENS - Greece's radical leftist Syriza party led by Alexis Tsipras, proves to be the favourite among voters against New Democracy (centre-right) led by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. This is the result of an opinion poll conducted by Rass, on behalf of the Sunday edition of the newspaper ''Elefteros Tipos'' , according to which Syriza continues to be in pole position, even though the gap with New Democracy is narrowing.

According to research, Syriza polled 30.4% against 27.3% for New Democracy . In third place, the Greek Communist Party (KKE ) with 4.8%, followed by ''To Potami'' (The River, centre-left party) with 4.7% , pro-Nazi party ''Chrysi Avghi''(Golden Dawn) with 3.8 % and Pasok (socialist party) with 3.5%. When asked who would be the best prime minister , 41% responded Samaras, against 33.4 % who prefer Tsipras. It is remarkable that the percentage of Greeks who are convinced that Greece must stay in the Euro: 74.2% of respondents answered that Greece must remain, at any cost, inside the eurozone. (ANSA).