[Opinion] Nearly Half of Finns Back Recognition of Palestinian State
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Nearly half of Finns back recognition of Palestinian state
A new poll shows that 44 percent of Finns support the recognition of Palestinian statehood, while 25 percent oppose it. The remaining 31 percent are undecided, according to a survey commissioned by Yle and conducted by Taloustutkimus. Support for recognition has increased slightly since the previous poll in summer 2024, when 41 percent were in favour and 17 percent were against. The share of undecided respondents has dropped from 42 percent to 3…
Finns Party voters are the most strongly opposed to recognizing Palestine. Recognition receives the most support among the Left Alliance and the Greens.
According to Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, some entity other than Hamas is needed for the Palestinian state to be recognized.
Almost a third have no opinion on the matter, according to a Yle survey.
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- 67% of the sources lean Left
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