Gender

Age

Residence

Education

Occupational status

Individual salary

Household salary

What best describes your financial livelihood these days?

Did you vote in the Icelandic national election 2017

Who did you vote for in the last general elections

Participation in a referendum

In politics, people sometimes speak of left and right. Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means left and 10 means right?

How much or little interest do you have in politics?

The role of the President should not be changed, it should first and foremost be ceremonial, but with the power to put new laws to a referendum

There should be a limit to how many terms the President can serve

The age limit for running for president should be unchanged at 35

A two-round system should be introduced, ensuring that the President has the majority of votes by holding a second round of votes between the top two candidates if no candidate has a majority in the first round

Presidential elections in Iceland should continue being decided by simple majority elections, where the candidate that gets the most votes wins, even if he/she does not have a majority of votes

A transferable vote system where voters sort candidates by priority should be introduced, ensuring that the president has the support of a majority of voters

The President should have more power than afforded by the current constitution and participate in hiring and firing senior officials, legislative effort and in putting together a government after elections

The President should have less power, and not have any direct influence on legislation or institutional processes

The President should represent everybody and so should be above politics

Turnover of elected officials is an important part of democracy. It is better for democracy and participation in the democratic process if a President’s term of office isn’t overly long.

The President should have real power because the President is the only official elected directly by popular vote

Priority ranking in elections is too complicated for most voters to understand

Term limits would prevent people from re-electing a President that they think is doing a good job

Runoff elections may have lower turnout as people are less likely vote a second time

It disrupts the power structure of the state if the president can interfere as he/she likes in some affairs

The president does not have much power. Hence it is not important that he/she has a majority of voters behind him/her

Constitutional amendments should always be approved in a referendum

The Constitution should be continue to be amended by a simple majority of two consecutive parliaments

A supermajority in Parliament (5/6) should be able to change the Constitution in a single vote

An increased majority in parliament (2/3) should be enough to amend the Constitution

It must not be too easy to amend the Constitution, as political parties may then do so for partisan purposes

Changes to the Constitution should reflect a broad and continuing consensus in the country

National referendums on constitutional amendments increase public understanding of the Constitution and its role

It must not be too complicated to amend the Constitution, as it should be a living document that changes with the times

The President should be able to put new legislation to a referendum

The results of national referendums should generally be binding for the government

The public should be able to demand a national referendum on new legislation if such a demand is supported by a certain proportion of voters

The result of a referendum should be binding if an increased majority supports it – 2/3 or more

The public should be able to demand a national referendum on general issues, not only new legislation

The public should have the opportunity to propose bills to Parliament with the support of a certain proportion of voters (public initiative)

A minority of MPs, e.g. 1/3, should be able to put new legislation to a national referendum

Any policy issue can be the subject of a referendum

The results of referendums should only be consultative

A mechanism that enables the public to propose bills to Parliament ensures public influence on Parliament, thus strengthening democracy

Majority rule is a vital component of parliamentary democracy. It may therefore be undemocratic if a minority of MPs can have a decisive effect by forcing a referendum

Public initiative disrupts parliamentary procedure and reduces its efficiency

Elections for Parliament and local bodies should continue to be based on party lists but still allow for a more personalized vote

Elections for Parliament and local bodies should be entirely personalized

The country should be made a single electoral district

Electoral districts should remain unchanged

Electoral districts should be more numerous than they are now

It is important in order to strengthen representative democracy that voters can have a greater influence on the selection of representatives than the party system allows

It is important that the country’s division into electoral districts ensures that all parts of the country are represented in Parliament

If the country is a single electoral district, smaller areas will lose influence

The equal weight of all votes is the most important goal of any change in the election system

The Constitution must be changed to make it possible for the Icelandic government to agree to obligations that may follow from international cooperation

The Icelandic Constitution does not need to be amended to facilitate international cooperation agreements

One of the most important roles of the Constitution is to protect the sovereignty of the Icelandic nation

It is important that decisions on the implementation of international agreements are subject to clear advance rules that can be seen as beyond political conflict

The Constitution must grant the government unequivocal authority to work with full force on furthering Iceland’s interests internationally

Ensuring everyone has equal access to health care

Making sure that nobody suffers from lack of food or shelter

Ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities

Making one’s own choices

Having everyone pay their fair share of taxes

Leaving people and companies free to compete economically

Earning as much money as possible

Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is Icelandic society has been not successful at all in achieving the provision on human rights in the constitution and 10 is Icelandic society has been very successful in achieving the provision on human rights in the constitution?

Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is more equality and 10 is allowing individuals to get as rich as possible?

Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is more support for the poor and 10 is taxes should be kept low?

Freedom

Human rights

Democracy

Equality

Justice

Respect

Accountability

Integrity

I have opinions about politics that are worth listening to

People like me don’t have any say about what the government does

Most public policy issues are so complicated that a person like me can’t really understand what’s going on

Public officials care a lot about what people like me think

They are looking out for their own interests

They have good arguments, but there are better arguments for the opposing view

They believe some things that aren’t true

They just don’t know enough

They are not thinking clearly

The small group discussions

The event as a whole

Panel discussions

The briefing materials

My group moderator provided the opportunity for everyone to participate in the discussion

The important aspects of the issues were covered in the group discussions

I learned a lot about people very different from me – about what they and their lives are like

My group moderator tried to make sure that opposing arguments were considered

The members of my group participated relatively equally in the discussions

My group moderator sometimes tried to influence the group with his or her own views