Poll: Civic Democrats would edge left-wing rivals if elections were held today

A new poll conducted by the Factum Invenio agency has suggested that if a national election were held today in the Czech Republic it would be narrowly won by the ruling Civic Democrats. The poll indicates they would edge their closest rivals by a few percentage points. According to the survey, the Civic Democrats would gain 33.5 percent of the vote, while the Social Democrats would gain an estimated 30.8 percent. The Communist Party would be third at 12.7 percent, followed by the Greens (9.2) and the Christian Democrats (8.8). The results remain virtually unchanged from a similar poll conducted by Factum Invenio in May, with only the Greens' position strengthening somewhat. Factum Invenio estimates that almost 60 percent of eligible voters would come to the polls.