The Pirate Party's popularity continues to grow. According to a new poll by Market and Media Research (MMR), the Pirates are gaining popularity and now have the support of 32% of the nation, making it 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 sextupled in less than two years.
The support for Iceland’s coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is nose-diving. The coalition has the support of 30.7% 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.
Iceland’s largest party for decades, apart for a few short periods, the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is supported by 21.9% in the new MMR poll but received 26.7% of the votes in 2013.
The other half of the coalition, prime minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's Progressive Party, has plunged to 10.8%, down from 24.4% in the 2013 elections.
The Pirates are the only opposition party that is gaining support among the nation. The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 10.7% share of the support, down from 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 8.3% (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 percent.
The Pirate Party's popularity continues to grow. According to a new poll by Market and Media Research (MMR), the Pirates are gaining popularity and now have the support of 32% of the nation, making it 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 sextupled in less than two years.
The support for Iceland’s coalition government, made up of the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) and the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is nose-diving. The coalition has the support of 30.7% 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.
Iceland’s largest party for decades, apart for a few short periods, the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), is supported by 21.9% in the new MMR poll but received 26.7% of the votes in 2013.
The other half of the coalition, prime minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's Progressive Party, has plunged to 10.8%, down from 24.4% in the 2013 elections.
The Pirates are the only opposition party that is gaining support among the nation. The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) has 10.7% share of the support, down from 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 8.3% (8.2% in the elections)
Read more: Anti-government protest draw thousands to the doors of Iceland’s parliament
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 percent.
