Icelandic European Union membership referendum
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A referendum on the resumption of
Background
The then
The leaders of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party, which both oppose
On 22 February, the governing parties agreed to formally withdraw the membership application, without first holding a referendum on the matter, and submitted a bill to parliament seeking their approval to do so.[9][10] However, on February 25, Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir, Chairman of the Independence Party parliamentarian group, announced her intention to not vote in favour of the proposal.[11]
The Independence/Progressive coalition lost its majority in the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election. After several failed attempts to form a government from alternative combinations, a new coalition was formed in January 2017, led by the Independence party and joined by Regeneration and Bright Future, both of whom support EU membership and the former of whom was originally a splinter movement that left the Independence party over this very issue. The coalition deal included a pledge to hold a parliamentary vote on whether to hold an EU membership referendum.
On 21 March 2022, party leaders from the
On 15 September 2022, the three party leaders from those parties made a draft question to the referendum: "Do you want Iceland to take up the matter in negotiations with the European Union with the aim of concluding a membership agreement that would be submitted to the nation for approval or rejection? Answer options would be yes or no."[14]
On 20 September, the leader of the Social Democratic Alliance, Logi Már Einarsson, wrote a speech for Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson requesting the referendum before the end of 2023.[15]
On 23 March 2023, according to Jon Steindor Valdimarsson, as the polls indicates that 66% supported on the referendum, he believed that such scenario would be that such referendum should be held before the next elections in 2025.[16]
On 18 September 2023, made a draft bill for the referendum
As of 10 October, it is now in the hands of the Foreign Affairs Committee.[18]
Public opinion
In May 2013 voter support for joining the European Union was at 25%.
Institute | Release date | For | Against | Unsure | Net for |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frettabladid[27] | 22 November 2022 | 42.8% | 35.1% | 22.1% | +7.7% |
Gallup | 9 March 2022 | 47% | 33% | 20% | +14% |
MMR | 2 May 2017 | 28.6% | 48.7% | 22.7% | -20.1% |
MMR | 24 February 2017 | 26.4% | 54.9% | 18.7% | -28.5% |
Vísir | 21 March 2015 | 29% | 71% | – | -42% |
MMR | 14 July 2014 | 37.4% | 45.1% | 17.5% | -7.7% |
Gallup | 5 March 2014 | 27.6% | 52.2% | 20.2% | -24.9% |
Capacent | 19 November 2013 | 41.7% | 58.3% | – | -16.6% |
Maskína | 19 November 2013 | 27.4% | 50.7% | 20.9% | -23.3% |
Capacent-Gallup | 18 June 2011 | 37.3% | 50.1% | 12.6% | -12.8% |
MMR | 12 May 2011 | 26.3% | 58.7% | 15.0% | -32.4% |
Capacent | 18 October 2008 | 48.7% | 27.0% | 24.3% | +21.7% |
Institute | Release date | For | Against | Unsure | Net for |
See also
References
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- ^ Gallup: Largest Portion Of Icelanders Favour Joining The European Union Reykjavik Grapevine, 10 March 2022
- ^ "Þriðja könnunin í röð sem sýnir meirihluta fyrir aðild að Evrópusambandinu". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-01-25.