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Monday 1.7.2002
New poll shows overwhelming majorities
oppose Finnish NATO membership, support referendum on
issue
- According to a fresh poll, only
20% of Finns are in favour of joining the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation.
- The poll, commissioned by the Finnish news agency
STT, showed that opposition to NATO membership is 66% among the
population at large, while 14% had no opinion. Another poll, from this
past winter, put support for NATO membership at 11%.
- An even clearer majority - 81% - feel that a
referendum should be held on NATO membership before any decision is made
to join the alliance.
- Supporters of the National Coalition Party were the least
enthusiastic about holding a NATO referendum, and even among them, a
referendum had 65% support. Supporters of the Left Alliance were the
most pro-referendum, with 95% supporting such a move.
- The survey revealed that support for a referendum
was strong in all parts of the country and among all professions,
although residents of the Helsinki region and those in white-collar
professions appeared to be slightly less enthusiastic about the idea.
- A clear majority of Finns - 66% - remain opposed to joining
NATO, while just 20% are in favour of NATO membership. Support for
joining NATO was greatest among supporters of the National Coalition
Party, but even there, it fell far short of a majority - just 32%.
- Most opposed to giving up Finland's non-aligned
stance are supporters of the Left Alliance - 89% of whom are opposed to
NATO membership.
- The survey was conducted on June 18 - 25, and
involved interviews with 1,000 Finns aged 15 or over. The margin of
error was put at three percentage points in either direction.
Helsingin Sanomat
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