According to a new poll, by research company Gallup, the Pirate Party has the support of 31.8% of the nation. The support for the pirates seems to be quite resolute, as the have received strong support in polls by various research companies throughout this year. The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections.
The support of the two parties that form Iceland’s coalition government, the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) has slightly rebounded according to the poll. Both parties see some positive movement for the first time for quite a while.
The Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party, is supported by 11.3% of the nation. It is still far from the 2013 elections results, when the party got 24.4% of the votes, but at least up from 8.9% as it was measured by Gallup earlier this year.
The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is supported by 24.5% in the new poll but received 26.7% of the votes 2013. The party has been Iceland’s largest party for decades, apart for a few short periods.
The coalition government has the support of 36% of the nation according to Gallup’s poll but the parties were voted into power with 51.1% of the votes in the spring of 2013.
The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 11.4% share of the support in Gallup’s poll (12.9% in the elections), the Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has a 10.3% support (10.9% in the elections) and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 6.4% (8.2% in the elections).
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No party, that does not have members at Alþingi, Iceland's parliament, receives support above 2 percent.
According to a new poll, by research company Gallup, the Pirate Party has the support of 31.8% of the nation. The support for the pirates seems to be quite resolute, as the have received strong support in polls by various research companies throughout this year. The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections.
The support of the two parties that form Iceland’s coalition government, the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) has slightly rebounded according to the poll. Both parties see some positive movement for the first time for quite a while.
The Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party, is supported by 11.3% of the nation. It is still far from the 2013 elections results, when the party got 24.4% of the votes, but at least up from 8.9% as it was measured by Gallup earlier this year.
The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is supported by 24.5% in the new poll but received 26.7% of the votes 2013. The party has been Iceland’s largest party for decades, apart for a few short periods.
The coalition government has the support of 36% of the nation according to Gallup’s poll but the parties were voted into power with 51.1% of the votes in the spring of 2013.
The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 11.4% share of the support in Gallup’s poll (12.9% in the elections), the Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has a 10.3% support (10.9% in the elections) and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 6.4% (8.2% in the elections).
Read more: The Pirate Party reinforces its position as Iceland most popular political power
Read more: Prime minister’s party flirts with islamophobia and anti-gay views
No party, that does not have members at Alþingi, Iceland's parliament, receives support above 2 percent.
