Survey Shows Growing Approval of Iceland’s President

More than half of Icelanders say they are satisfied with the performance of Iceland’s president, according to new polling released by Maskína . The survey found that 54% of respondents are satisfied with the work of Halla Tómasdóttir , an increase of nine percentage points from the previous quarterly survey, when satisfaction stood at 45%. What's the Story? 54% satisfaction with President Halla Tómasdóttir in latest Maskína survey Increase of 9 percentage points from previous quarterly poll Highest satisfaction among Viðreisn voters; lowest among Centre Party and Left-Green voters Bessastaðir. Residence of the President of Iceland. Photo: Art Bicnick. Iceland Review. Approval rating increases As reported by RÚV , Maskína conducts regular surveys measuring public opinion on the president’s performance. The latest result is also slightly higher than the 52% satisfaction recorded last year. In 2024, Halla’s first year in office, 48% of respondents said they were satisfied with her work. According to the poll, nearly 24% of respondents said they were very satisfied with the president’s performance, while almost 10% reported being satisfied. By comparison, 5.5% said they were very dissatisfied and almost 8% said they were somewhat dissatisfied. Around one-third of respondents said they were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. The survey also identified differences between demographic groups. Women reported higher levels of satisfaction than men, with 64% expressing satisfaction and almost 8% dissatisfaction. Among men, almost 44% said they were satisfied, while more than 18% reported dissatisfaction. Support was strongest among voters of Viðreisn, where 67.5% expressed satisfaction. Voters of the Pirate Party and the People’s Party also recorded satisfaction levels above 63%. The lowest satisfaction levels were recorded among supporters of the Centre Party and the Left-Green Movement. For more coverage of Icelandic politics and public affairs, see Iceland Review . The post Survey Shows Growing Approval of Iceland’s President appeared first on Iceland Review .