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Greek leftists Syriza stretch poll lead as election day looms


    ATHENS (Reuters) - The radical Greek leftist party Syriza extended its poll lead over the co-ruling conservatives to 6.5 points in a survey published on Monday, ahead of a snap election on Jan. 25.

    The University of Macedonia survey for Greece's SKAI television indicated that Syriza, which wants to renegotiate a chunk of Greek debt and end austerity measures, would win 33.5 percent of the vote, up from 31.5 percent in a poll conducted last week.

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy party, which has pushed through unpopular reforms as part of an international bailout, was unchanged on 27 percent, according to the pollster.

    (Reporting By Costas Pitas; Editing by Kevin Liffey)