People of Greece – Weekly snapshot 24-28/04/2025

04 Nov People of Greece – Weekly snapshot 24-28/04/2025

This week, the People of Greece research platform recorded the reactions of Greeks if a member of their family travelled by train from Athens to Thessaloniki, their views on work and on the development of the use of artificial intelligence and, finally, the likelihood of electoral support for PASOK.

The findings showed that:

• The operation of the Greek railway network does not inspire any security among Greeks, with two out of three saying they would be very worried and would try to prevent a family member from travelling on the Greek railway.
• Young Greeks do not see work as a life value, as 58% of Millennials and 63% of Generation Z say that if they were not in financial need, they would not work.
• The evolution of the use of AI is viewed by Greeks with a mixture of excitement and concern.
• The majority of Greeks perceive PASOK as a party in retreat and associate a hypothetical change in its leadership with an increase in its appeal. Possible assumption of leadership by H. Doucas seems to increase the inflows mainly from SYRIZA voters, while a possible assumption of leadership by P. Geroulanos seems to increase the inflows from both ND and SYRIZA voters.

See in detail the opinion of Greeks in the infographics below.

Train accident in Tempi

• Two out of three Greeks would be very worried if a member of their family announced a train journey from Athens to Thessaloniki, while only one in 10 say they would not be worried because train safety has increased since the Tempi accident. The responses of ND voters differ significantly, as only one in two ND voters would worry about a relative’s train journey, while one in four say they would not worry because train safety has improved.
• Almost three out of ten Greeks believe that the terrorist attack on the Hellenic Train offices is justified because justice is not being done by other means.

Employment

• Work-life balance is preferred by Greeks as the most important criterion for evaluating a job, although a good salary is seen as a high priority by Generation Z and security/stability by Baby Boomers.
• The family business and the sole proprietorship are described as the best places to work for most Greeks.
• Six out of ten Greeks disagree with the view that frequent job changes have a positive impact on the employee, however Generation Z is positioned differently on the question with the majority of them viewing job changes positively.
• One in two Greeks state that they would choose not to work if they could afford it, with younger generations being further positive in this scenario.

Artificial intelligence

• Two out of three Greeks describe their reaction to the use of AI in everyday life as a mixture of concern and excitement.
• Over 40% of Greeks use ChatGPT in their daily lives, with the percentage rising to over 60% in Generation Z.
• One in two Greeks say they like the idea of escaping to a different reality using technology. The percentage increases to 69% for Generation Z Greeks.

• Three out of five Greeks believe that PASOK’s popularity is on the decline.
• The possibility of PASOK leadership before the next elections by P. Geroulanos, H. Dukas and Diamantopoulou increases the probability of a certain or fairly likely vote for PASOK by 44%, 31% and 6% respectively, compared to the corresponding probability of a vote for PASOK under its current leadership. The probability of voting for PASOK increases dramatically, especially among ND voters, if P. Geroulanos or A. Diamantopoulou are in the leadership, and among SYRIZA voters, if H. Dukas or P. Geroulanos. On the other hand, the probability decreases for PASOK voters in all three hypothetical cases, highlighting the current leadership as the best choice for them.