Iceland’s Pirate Party keeps on receiving remarkable support in polls. According to a brand new poll by Market and Media Research (MMR), the Pirates have the support of 34.2% of the nation, making it Iceland’s most popular party, 12.5 points larger than the party in second place.
The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections, meaning that support for the party is close to seven times larger now than in the elections. This large support for the Pirates has been very consistent in various polls published this year.
The support for Iceland’s coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is at 31.4% very weak. The parties were voted into power with 51.1% of the votes in the spring of 2013.
Iceland’s largest party for decades, apart for a few short periods, the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is supported by 21.7% in the new MMR poll but received 26.7% of the votes in 2013.
The other half of the coalition, prime minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's Progressive Party, keeps on being stuck with less than half of the support it received the 2013 elections, measuring 10.4%, down from 24.4%.
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The Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has an 11.8% support (10.9% in the elections), the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 11.3% share of the support, down from 12.9% in the elections, and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 6.5% (8.2% in the elections).
No party, that does not have members at Alþingi, Iceland's parliament, receives support above 2 percent.
Iceland’s Pirate Party keeps on receiving remarkable support in polls. According to a brand new poll by Market and Media Research (MMR), the Pirates have the support of 34.2% of the nation, making it Iceland’s most popular party, 12.5 points larger than the party in second place.
The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections, meaning that support for the party is close to seven times larger now than in the elections. This large support for the Pirates has been very consistent in various polls published this year.
The support for Iceland’s coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is at 31.4% very weak. The parties were voted into power with 51.1% of the votes in the spring of 2013.
Iceland’s largest party for decades, apart for a few short periods, the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is supported by 21.7% in the new MMR poll but received 26.7% of the votes in 2013.
The other half of the coalition, prime minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's Progressive Party, keeps on being stuck with less than half of the support it received the 2013 elections, measuring 10.4%, down from 24.4%.
Read more: Prime minister’s party flirts with islamophobia and anti-gay views
The Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has an 11.8% support (10.9% in the elections), the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 11.3% share of the support, down from 12.9% in the elections, and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 6.5% (8.2% in the elections).
No party, that does not have members at Alþingi, Iceland's parliament, receives support above 2 percent.
