Social Democrats seen as election victors: survey

The Social Democrats would win elections and could form a government with the support of the Communists according to a poll by the Factum Invenio agency released on Monday. It showed the Social Democrats backed by 29.1 percent of respondents, shortly ahead of the Civic Democrats with 26.7 percent. The Communists come in third place with 12.9 percent and TOP 09 with 11.6 percent. The percentages translate into 75 seats in the lower house for the Social Democrats, 64 for the Civic Democrats, 30 for the Communists, 23 for Top 09 and eight for the Christian Democrats.