Does anyone in Greece really still believe the polls showing Mitsotakis party in the lead despite all the scandals?
They have good reason not.
Mitsotakis close political ally in Austria, Sebastian Kurz, organized for the falsification of polls, bribed media to publish fake polls and give him favourable coverage using tax payers money while penalizing media which critiicized him.
He used this sytem to become head of the OVP and win the elections.
https://kontrast.at/oevp-korruptionsaffaere-zusammenfassung/
There is also a film about the scandal called Projekt Ballhausplatz
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x902a0w
After watchin Greek elections and Austrian elections, and even capturing definitive proof of fake results in 2016 for the Austrian Presidential election as discussed also in D15 218, I am of the opinion, Mitsotakis uses the same system as Kurz to suggest support he does not have, to justify election victories which he gains by maipulating the votes.
A system of rigging media and elections to steal into office is another reason to use the law to remove Mitsotakis asap
From the NYT
Prosecutors now say that many polls before that election were falsified and that Mr. Kurz and a small cabal of allies with cultlike devotion to him paid off one of Austria’s biggest tabloids to ensure favorable news coverage. Once in power, prosecutors say, he institutionalized the system, using taxpayers’ money to elevate the appearance of his own popularity and punish journalists and media outlets that criticized him.
“What voters saw wasn’t real,” said Helmut Brandstätter, a former newspaper editor turned lawmaker who was bullied by Mr. Kurz and pressured to leave his job. “It was a scheme to influence elections and undermine democracy.”
“The image of the perfect politician, it was all fake,” Mr. Brandstätter said. “The real Sebastian Kurz is someone far more sinister.”
Mr. Kurz, who stepped down as chancellor on Oct. 9, has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any crime, but he remains under investigation for bribery and embezzlement. His downfall has reverberated across Europe, where many of the traditional center-right parties he once inspired are now in crisis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/world/europe/austria-sebastian-kurz-scandal-chancellor.html
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