Poll: TOP 09 surges ahead in popularity

An internet survey conducted by the polling agency SANEP suggests that the new parliamentary party TOP 09 has taken a large leap in voter preference since elections to the Chamber of Deputies in May. According to the survey, the party would receive 22.8% of the vote if the elections were held today, compared to their real election result of 16.7%. The Social Democratic Party maintained its position while the Civic Democrats improved their standing slightly by one point to 21.1%. Preference for the Communist Party and Public Affairs fell by one point in each case, and no other party made it over the 5% threshold required for seats in Parliament. SANEP says that the poll shows that the right-wing parties have maintained considerable popularity and trust in the month and a half since elections were held.