The Pirate Party's popularity remains solid. According to a new poll by Market and Media Research (MMR), the Pirate Party has the support of 35% of the nation. The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections.
The support for the Pirates is resolute, as they have received strong support in polls by various research companies throughout this year.
The support for Iceland’s coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), stays low. The coalition has the support of 33.2% of the nation according to MMR’s poll, but the parties were voted into power with 51.1% of the votes in the spring of 2013.
The Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party, is supported by 12.2% of the nation. The party has lost half of its support from the 2013 elections results, when the party got 24.4% of the votes.
The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is supported by 23.1% 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 Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has a 10.2% support (10.9% in the elections), the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 9.6% share of the support in Gallup’s poll (12.9% in the elections) and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 4.4% (8.2% in the elections).
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No party, that does not have members at Alþingi, Iceland's parliament, receives support above 1 percent.
The Pirate Party's popularity remains solid. According to a new poll by Market and Media Research (MMR), the Pirate Party has the support of 35% of the nation. The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections.
The support for the Pirates is resolute, as they have received strong support in polls by various research companies throughout this year.
The support for Iceland’s coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), stays low. The coalition has the support of 33.2% of the nation according to MMR’s poll, but the parties were voted into power with 51.1% of the votes in the spring of 2013.
The Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party, is supported by 12.2% of the nation. The party has lost half of its support from the 2013 elections results, when the party got 24.4% of the votes.
The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is supported by 23.1% 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 Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has a 10.2% support (10.9% in the elections), the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 9.6% share of the support in Gallup’s poll (12.9% in the elections) and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 4.4% (8.2% in the elections).
Read more: Resolute support for the Pirate Party but the coalition parties rebound slightly
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 1 percent.
