In Iceland election, political stability again at stake

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Left-wing parties are also calling for more government spending on healthcare, which has been the most important topic in the election.
49% : "If we get a such a government, we are going to see some changes when it comes to taxation of the rich, and environmental questions are going to be more important," said Baldvin Bergsson, political analyst at broadcaster RUV.
45% : Climate change is an important issue for Icelanders, who like to call their nation the "Land of Fire and Ice" because of its other-worldly landscape of volcanoes and glaciers used in the HBO TV series "Game of Thrones".
39% : "The pandemic was a huge blow to the important tourism industry," said Stefania Oskarsdottir, a political scientist at University of Iceland, adding that high public spending has fuelled optimism.

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