From the first national survey conducted by MRB in collaboration with Euronews Albania on January 21st to the fourth one published tonight on April 8th, support for the main parties, the Socialists and Democrats, has increased.
However, the difference between these two parties has also narrowed down considerably whereas the Socialist Movement for Integration (SMI) has seen a steep decline. The threshold between the Socialist and Democratic party has gone from 13.6% in the first survey to 7.6% in the most recent one.
The support curve for the SP experienced a slight decline in the second survey, where from 41.8% it went to 39.9%. Moving forward, in the third survey, SP’s support went up to 41.3% and finally reached 43% in this final survey round.
The DP on the other hand, started off the first survey with a support of 28.2%, moving on to 30.6% in the second poll and 30.8% in the third. In the fourth and final round it is now situated at 35.4%.
In terms of SMI, their comparative curve is in decline, where from 10.3% of votes in the first poll on January 21st, it found itself dropping considerably to 5.2% in this last survey, experiencing a drop by 50% in voter support.
While the support for other political subjects remains under 4%, in the last survey we have seen a decline in the percentage of undecided voters, which in turn resulted in an increase in the number of voters that are positioning themselves just before the elections. This is exactly what justifies the fact that the rise in support for DP and SP is larger than the total percentage of support that was lost by SMI.
