STEM polls sees Social Democrats and Communists with lower house majority

A survey by the STEM polling agency has suggested that left-wing parties could win an outright majority at elections to the lower house at the end of the month. The poll released on Monday says the Social Democrats could win 75 seats with the Communists gaining 28. This would give them a thin three seat majority in the 200-seat lower house. The main centre-right party, the Civic Democrats, is seen winning 55 seats in the vote on May 28 and 29. The Social Democrats are given 27 percent of preferences, the Civic Democrats 18.7, the Communists 11.8, TOP 09 9.2 and Public Affairs 8.9. The Christian Democrats and Greens are both seen failing to cross the five percent barrier for representation with 3.9 percent and 3.1 percent respectively.