Poll: Social Democrats' fortunes improve

A new poll released by the Stem agency has suggested that the fortunes of the ruling Social Democratic Party have continued to improve, following a damaging government crisis earlier in the year. According to the poll, which backs the findings of another survey last month, the Social Democratic Party would now gain some 21 percent of the vote, 2nd behind the right-of-centre Civic Democrats. The latter party's numbers have not changed, with voter support of 32 percent.

The latest poll suggests that the Communist Party would be third, while the Christian Democrats would be the last to make it into Parliament, at 7 percent, were elections held today.