Politics and Society | Iceland Monitor | Thu 19 Mar 2015 | 12.26 GMT | Modified at 21.13

Poll: Pirates receive 23.4% in Iceland

The Pirates have gained considerable following by Icelandic voters. Mbl.is/ Þórður Arnar Þórðarson

The Pirate Party in Iceland would receive 23.9% of votes according to a new survey by MMR with the Independence Party coming second with 23.4% of votes.

The Alliance Party would receive 15.5% of votes compared to the last survey and The Progressive Party would receive 11.0% of votes compared to 13.1% in the last survey. Björt Framtíð would receive 10.3% of votes compared to 15% in the last survey. The Left Green Party would receive 10.9% of votes compared to 12.9% in the last survey. Other political parties would receive 2% of votes.

The survey was conducted between March 13th and March 18th.