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Support for the coalition government keeps plunging 1064

11. mar 2014 15:14

According to a new poll by Capacent, the support for Iceland's coalition government keeps plunging and is at its lowest level since the 2013 elections.

The poll shows that government of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) has support of 33% of the nation, however they were voted into power with 51.1% of the popular vote 18 months ago. 

The Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party is especially hit hard. In the 2013 elections the party got 24% of the votes, now support for the party has nosedived to 11%.

The Progressive Party's partner in Iceland's coalition government, the Independent Party, fares the best of all political parties in the poll with 25.2%.

The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 20.2% support, Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) 15.3%, the Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) have 12.9% and the Pirate Party has 8.7%.

Parties that do not have members in the Parliament would receive 7% according to the results from the poll.
 

According to a new poll by Capacent, the support for Iceland's coalition government keeps plunging and is at its lowest level since the 2013 elections.

The poll shows that government of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) has support of 33% of the nation, however they were voted into power with 51.1% of the popular vote 18 months ago. 

The Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party is especially hit hard. In the 2013 elections the party got 24% of the votes, now support for the party has nosedived to 11%.

The Progressive Party's partner in Iceland's coalition government, the Independent Party, fares the best of all political parties in the poll with 25.2%.

The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 20.2% support, Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) 15.3%, the Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) have 12.9% and the Pirate Party has 8.7%.

Parties that do not have members in the Parliament would receive 7% according to the results from the poll.