Birgitta Jónsdóttir, head of the Icelandic Pirate Party, told Channel 2 news that she was interested in forming a new, united political alliance with the current opposition in hopes of finally establishing the new constitution which was created shortly after the financial crisis in 2008, and to resume accession negotiations with the EU which have been suspended.
Last week a new poll conducted by Market and Media Research revealed that the Pirate Party has the support of 23.9 per cent of the nation, making it the country’s most popular political party.
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A political bloc is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda to mutually benefit the parties.
The Left Green Party’s leader, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, claims Birgitta’s idea corresponds well with the Left’s political agenda. Árni Páll Árnason, the leader of the Social Democratic Alliance, and Guðmundur Steingrímsson of Bright Future, are of the same mind.
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Guðmundur also points out that there is little tradition in Icelandic politics for parties to form political alliances before elections and sees this as a positive development.
Birgitta Jónsdóttir, head of the Icelandic Pirate Party, told Channel 2 news that she was interested in forming a new, united political alliance with the current opposition in hopes of finally establishing the new constitution which was created shortly after the financial crisis in 2008, and to resume accession negotiations with the EU which have been suspended.
Last week a new poll conducted by Market and Media Research revealed that the Pirate Party has the support of 23.9 per cent of the nation, making it the country’s most popular political party.
Read more: The Pirate Party quadruples its support and becomes Iceland’s most popular party
A political bloc is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda to mutually benefit the parties.
The Left Green Party’s leader, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, claims Birgitta’s idea corresponds well with the Left’s political agenda. Árni Páll Árnason, the leader of the Social Democratic Alliance, and Guðmundur Steingrímsson of Bright Future, are of the same mind.
Read more: New woeful poll figures deliver a personal blow to Iceland’s foreign minister
Guðmundur also points out that there is little tradition in Icelandic politics for parties to form political alliances before elections and sees this as a positive development.
