A majority of Icelanders want the Left Green movement as a part of a new coalition government, a Gallup poll reveals. When respondents were asked to name what was their ideal coalition government following the October 28 vote, 57% named some combination including the Left Greens. No other party was named by nearly as many voters.
What parties should be in power after October 28?
A third of voters say they would like to see the socially conservative Progress Party (35%) or the Social Democratic Alliance (33%) participate in forming a ruling coalition. Slightly fewer named the conservative Independence Party (31%) or the anti-establishment Pirate Party (30%). The two small centrist parties were named by a fifth of voters: 19% said they would want either Bright Future or Restoration participate in a coalition government.
Read more: With elections looming Conservatives and Left-Greens dominate opinion polls
Political pundits pine for an across-the-isle coalition
Icelandic political pundits have spent the past few days speculating what parties might be willing to work together following the elections, with some speculating about an across-the-isle coalition where the polar opposites, the conservative Independence Party and Left-Greens, the two largest parties, work together.
The idea enjoys some support among Independence Party heavyweights, but the leadership of the Left-Greens has repeatedly come out in opposition to the idea. The poll shows that it enjoys little support among the voters, as only 4% of voters named it as their ideal ruling coalition.
A majority of Icelanders want the Left Green movement as a part of a new coalition government, a Gallup poll reveals. When respondents were asked to name what was their ideal coalition government following the October 28 vote, 57% named some combination including the Left Greens. No other party was named by nearly as many voters.
What parties should be in power after October 28?
A third of voters say they would like to see the socially conservative Progress Party (35%) or the Social Democratic Alliance (33%) participate in forming a ruling coalition. Slightly fewer named the conservative Independence Party (31%) or the anti-establishment Pirate Party (30%). The two small centrist parties were named by a fifth of voters: 19% said they would want either Bright Future or Restoration participate in a coalition government.
Read more: With elections looming Conservatives and Left-Greens dominate opinion polls
Political pundits pine for an across-the-isle coalition
Icelandic political pundits have spent the past few days speculating what parties might be willing to work together following the elections, with some speculating about an across-the-isle coalition where the polar opposites, the conservative Independence Party and Left-Greens, the two largest parties, work together.
The idea enjoys some support among Independence Party heavyweights, but the leadership of the Left-Greens has repeatedly come out in opposition to the idea. The poll shows that it enjoys little support among the voters, as only 4% of voters named it as their ideal ruling coalition.
