According to a new poll by Market and Media Research MMR, the Pirate Party has the support of 23.9% of the nation and is now Iceland’s most popular party. The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections, meaning that support for the party has more than quadrupled.
The support for the unpopular coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), keeps plunging. The coalition has the support of 33.4% 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 poll shows that the Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party, is especially hit hard. In the 2013 elections the party got 24.4% of the votes, now support for the party has plunged down to 11%.
The second most popular party in the country is the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), which is supported by 23.4% 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 third most popular political party is the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) with 15.5% share of the support (12.9% in the elections, the Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has a 10.8% support (10.9% in the elections) and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 10.3% (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 per cent.
According to a new poll by Market and Media Research MMR, the Pirate Party has the support of 23.9% of the nation and is now Iceland’s most popular party. The Pirates received 5.1% of votes in the 2013 elections, meaning that support for the party has more than quadrupled.
The support for the unpopular coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), keeps plunging. The coalition has the support of 33.4% 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 poll shows that the Progressive Party, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's party, is especially hit hard. In the 2013 elections the party got 24.4% of the votes, now support for the party has plunged down to 11%.
The second most popular party in the country is the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), which is supported by 23.4% 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 third most popular political party is the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) with 15.5% share of the support (12.9% in the elections, the Left Greens (Vinstrihreyfingin grænt framboð) has a 10.8% support (10.9% in the elections) and Bright Future (Björt Framtíð) has 10.3% (8.2% in the elections)
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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 per cent.
