The laterst poll from the polling firm MMR confirms that the political sentiment in Iceland has taken a sharp turn to the left: The leftist Left Green Movement is now the largest party, with 27% of voters saying they would vote for the party. The conservative Independence Party, polls at 23.8%.
The other left wing party, the small Social Democratic Alliance, also increases its support from 7% in the last MMR poll to 7.8%. All the parties on the center and right lose support between polls. The center right Restoration now polls at 5.6%, the centrist Bright Future polls at 5.3% and the center right Progress Party at 9.7%.
The anti-establishment Pirate Party stands still, with 13.6% support. The Pirate Party dominated the polls in 2015 and 2016, polling as in the 30s for more than a year. However, the party managed to secure only 14.5% of the vote in the October 2016 election.
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Support for the right-wing coalition government has also dropped between polls, from 35.2% to 32.6%. Less than a third of voters now say they support the coalition government of the Independence party, center right Restoration and centrist Bright Future.
The laterst poll from the polling firm MMR confirms that the political sentiment in Iceland has taken a sharp turn to the left: The leftist Left Green Movement is now the largest party, with 27% of voters saying they would vote for the party. The conservative Independence Party, polls at 23.8%.
The other left wing party, the small Social Democratic Alliance, also increases its support from 7% in the last MMR poll to 7.8%. All the parties on the center and right lose support between polls. The center right Restoration now polls at 5.6%, the centrist Bright Future polls at 5.3% and the center right Progress Party at 9.7%.
The anti-establishment Pirate Party stands still, with 13.6% support. The Pirate Party dominated the polls in 2015 and 2016, polling as in the 30s for more than a year. However, the party managed to secure only 14.5% of the vote in the October 2016 election.
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Support for the right-wing coalition government has also dropped between polls, from 35.2% to 32.6%. Less than a third of voters now say they support the coalition government of the Independence party, center right Restoration and centrist Bright Future.
