A new Millward Brown poll in Sunday’s Independent has found that only 11 percent of people polled would choose a Fine Gael / Labour coalition should a general election be called.
TheJournal.ie reports on the findings of the poll, which also showed that a proposed Fianna Fáil/Sinn Féin coalition was backed by an equal 11 percent of people.
At 9 percent, a Fianna Fáil/Independents coalition was the next most popular. A Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil pairing came in next with with 7 percent of the vote.
Fine Gael/Independents, Fine Gael/Sinn Féin and a Fianna Fáil/Labour coalition possibility each came in with 6 percent of the vote.
22 percent of those polled, however, were overall undecided about which coalition they would back. An additional 22 percent responded by saying ‘other’ or ‘none of the above.’
39 percent of those polled said that they do not believe the current government will run a full term, while a nearby 35 percent said they believed it would. 15 percent weren’t sure, and another 10 percent said ‘it depends.’
The majority of those polled - 60 percent - said that introducing a property tax would have a negative impact on property prices. 26 per cent believed it would make no difference, while a further 14 per cent did not know.
Just over a third of the respondents, 34 percent, said they were worried about their jobs. Another 14 percent said they were worried about losing their home.
Over half, 53 percent, said they were worried about having to reduce their current standard of living.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.seanomelb | Jan 16, 2013, 05:45 PM EST
You are overplaying your hand merefalow and stop shouting or are the capitals for those with bad sight.
merefalow | Jan 14, 2013, 07:33 PM EST
it would be great to see real leadership emerge in poor little Ireland,but its to late,the EU HAS BOUGHT YOUR SOUL.THE BANKSTERS AND ROTTEN POLITICOES HAVE WOVEN A SPELL,TO SCATTER YOUR YOUNG TO THE FOUR WINDS,TO INHABIT ALL YOUR UNSELLABLE BUILDING PROJECTS WITH STRANGERS AND KEEP YOU FOR EVER POOR AND EXPLOITED,JUST LIKE THE WORKING CLASS OF GREECE,SPAIN AND THE REST OF EUROPE TO FOLLOW AS YOU ARE SUCKED SCREAMING INTO THE SOFT BELLY OF THE SUPERSTATE.
seanomelb | Jan 14, 2013, 04:49 PM EST
Sinn Fein/Fine Gael coalition!!! I need some tissues the laughter is to much. A coalition with FG is the pervue of the gutless faux labour party.
Happyhippo | Jan 14, 2013, 02:51 PM EST
The biggest problem the electorate have with the Fine Gael labour axes is that labour is in cahoots with the Trade Unions who are holding them to their promises prior to election that the Public Service pay, pensions, pay rises etc wont be touched, which is just impossible now that the Troika are calling the shots and putting the coalation under more pressure to cut back the cost of running government services,its more than likely they wont last the term.
gobdawpaddy | Jan 14, 2013, 02:13 PM EST
The Irish voters are a very fickle bunch. Less than two years ago they decimated fianna fail at the polls, that party in government having destroyed Ireland's economy, global reputation and handing over it's economic sovereignty to the IMF/EU/ECB. The new government were elected with huge numbers, to restore economic sovereignty. They had to do this in the context of budgetary restraints imposed upon them by a bailout deal with the troika, 'negotiated' by the previous government. It would appear that Irish voters are in increasing numbers giving consideration to putting fianna fail back in government?? Obama's situation after his election was similar, with an economy in freefall, rising unemployment, two wars etc. etc., yet I don't believe any american would want "W" back, even die-hard republicans.
pilib04 | Jan 14, 2013, 11:41 AM EST
I wouldn't hold my breathe on a Fine Gael-Sinn Fein coalition. Just because the "labour" party can make deals with blueshirts, does not mean progressive parties would! It would be nice to have the methodology of this Millward Brown/Sunday Independent poll. Cell phones, landlines, live interviewers, robo call/robo interview. Etc.