There has been a great shift in the political loyalties of Icelanders, according to a new Capacent Gallup poll revealed this week. Among other things, it revealed that a quarter of people who voted for the Independence Party in 2007 intend to vote for one of the current coalition partners on 25th April.

According to Mbl.is, Capacent Gallup polled support for the different political parties between 8 and 14 April and one of the conclusions drawn is that those who voted for the Left Green Movement in 2007 are the most loyal group. 82.1 percent of the party’s 2007 voters intend to vote Green again. The biggest leech of Left Green support has been towards the Social Democrats, with 8.8 percent of previous Green voters now intending to vote for the Social Democrats.

On the other hand, 19.8 percent of those polled who voted for the Social Democrats in 2007 now intend to vote for the Left Green Movement later this month.

Of those who voted for the Independence Party in 2007, 12.9 percent now intend to vote for the Social Democrats and 12 percent have changed support to the Left Greens. Roughly a quarter of those who voted for the Progressive Party last time now intend to vote for one of the current two coalition partners: 10.5 percent opting for the Social Democrats and 13.7 percent for the Left Greens.