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Support For Coalition Parties Decreases, Social Democratic Alliance Looms Large
A new survey conducted by Maskína for news outlet Vísir suggests paints an interesting picture of Iceland’s political landscape, with the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) currently polling highest at 25% — a decrease from their massive 30.9% approval rate in April 2024.…
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Last Polls Before Election Day: Ruling Coalition Facing Challenges
Two separate polls now show the ruling coalition—led by the Left-Greens and also comprised of the Independence Party and the Progressive Party—losing their majority in Iceland’s 63-seat Parliament, but only just barely. Smaller parties, spanning the left and right, polling high enough…
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Polls: No Majority Possible Without The Independence Party
Current Gallup polling of Iceland’s viable political parties shows that, if elections were held today, a ruling coalition of one or two parties would not be possible, and a three-party majority would be unachievable without including the Independence Party, RÚV reports. Over…
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Poll: Slight Changes In Levels Of Party Support
A new poll from Market and Media Research (MMR) shows support decline slightly for every party in Parliament—with two notable exceptions. The results of the poll, conducted from January 4 to January 14, show that support for almost every party in Parliament…
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PM Does Not Take Falling Support For Her Party Personally
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir is not bothered by the dwindling support for the Left-Green Party, saying that she expected it to happen when the current government was formed. RÚV spoke with the Prime Minister about the latest poll numbers from Gallup. These…
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Final Polls Before Elections: Iceland’s Next Gov’t Anything But Certain
Two polls released today show a tight race for Iceland’s parliamentary parties, as the country votes for a new government almost exactly one year from its previous elections. According to a poll from Stöð 2/Fréttablaðið, the Independence Party is in the lead,…
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New Poll – Two Thirds Of Icelanders Believe In Elves
According to a recent Grapevine poll, a whopping 67% of Icelanders believe in the existence elves. Whether the mysterious beings that supposedly inhabit the rocks and hills of Iceland are real or not has often been hotly debated, with much disagreement over…
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Days Before Election, Poll Aggregate Reflects Uncertainty
A new poll aggregate from Kjarninn asks more questions than it answers, but big changes are most certainly in store. The poll bases its results on numerous polls conducted in Iceland on this Saturday’s elections. This latest poll is divided by voting…
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New Poll Round-Up For Presidency And Parliament
Kjarninn has released the results of a new aggregate poll of the presidential and parliamentary candidates. According to the results of the parliamentary aggregate poll, the Independence Party is on top, with 28% of voters across polls saying they would vote for…
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Mixed Opinions About Ólafur Ragnar Running Again
RUV reports the results of a Gallup poll on where Icelanders stand on President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson continuing to run, in light of recent news showing his connection with Panama Papers. It has now been 10 days since he announced he is…