Poll: Social Democrats would win general elections now

A new poll suggests Social Democratic Party would win the general election if it was held now with a lead of about 16 percent on the Civic Democrats, the largest party in the governing coalition. According to the survey, conducted by the STEM agency, the Social Democrats would win about 40 percent of the vote, while the ruling Civic Democrats would only gain about 24 percent. The preferences of the Social Democrats have increased by more than 5 percent since October. The Communists came third in the poll, with more than 11 percent of respondents voting for them.