Incumbent Milos Zeman won the first round of the Czech Presidential election today as predicted, but failed to reach the 50 per cent score required to avoid a run-off. With 38.6 per cent of the vote, the veteran Social Democrat advanced considerably on his 2013 first round score of 24.2 per cent, and was placed […]
Month: January 2018
Steady start to 2018 for Austria’s new coalition
Today’s poll for Oesterreich by Research Affairs is the first national survey of the year – and shows the new OVP–FPO coalition government making a solid start. There is little movement in support among the parties, with all but the scandal-hit Pilz list still scoring within one percentage point of their 15 October election results. […]
Winter stalemate between British parties
Britain’s first national opinion poll of 2018, from YouGov for The Times, shows that the Christmas holiday period has not led to any real movement between government and opposition parties. Despite widespread media coverage of winter-related problems in the health service, and continuing Brexit difficulties, Theresa May’s ruling Conservatives see their support holding firm at […]
Labour crashes to ‘lowest since 1924’ after sexual harassment crisis
Last night’s Norstat poll for NRK is one that is already making Norwegian political history. The full impact of the crisis gripping the opposition Labour Party (AP), for so long the country’s dominant force, hits homes as it slumps to just 20.1 per cent support. Were the poll findings to be applied to historic election […]
No New Year cheer for HDZ as Croatia’s ruling party continues poll slide
The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) sees its support fall below the critical 30 per cent mark in the first CRO Demoskop survey of the year from Zagreb’s Promocija Plus agency. While the governing HDZ flirted with the 30 per cent mark in a couple of polls during 2017, this is the first time that barrier […]
Niinisto still cruising towards Finnish Presidency
With just over three weeks until Finland elects a new President, incumbent Sauli Niinisto continues to obliterate his seven opponents in voting intention polls. Today’s survey from Taloustutkimus for national broadcaster YLE places the former National Coalition Party (KOK) politician, now running as a nominal independent, on 72 per cent. That is down by eight […]