Politics

Firmly established as the big two issues in our Snapshot polling series, housing and immigration remain centre stage in July.

Sinn Féin remain the most popular political party in Ireland, but support has fallen steeply, down six points to 28 per cent, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll.

Partitioned in 1921, it has long been the ambition, or more accurately the hope, of people in the Republic of Ireland (the 26 counties) to unite with Northern Ireland (the 6 counties). An Ipsos B&A poll for the Irish Times and ARINS published in November 2023 revealed support for a United Ireland at 64 per cent, with just 16 per cent against.

Ipsos poll finds that two thirds of voters in the Republic of Ireland are in favour of a united Ireland, while half of voters in Northern Ireland are against unification

This article on the current state of the political left in France includes a comparative study of electoral trends in Canada, the UK, Italy, Sweden, Germany and Spain. It identifies the strengths and weaknesses of parties on the left, changing voter profiles, and strategies for political renewal.

New Ipsos global study shows nearly half of people in 10 European countries think things across the EU are on the wrong track – but less pessimistic than in 2017. 44% say they are not very interested in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Worldwide, half think the European project as a whole has made Europe stronger.

The maths and mechanics of how we make our political choices.