60% of the basque population wants to vote on independence, the majority would say “no” – Investing.com Spain

MADRID (Reuters) – A majority of basques are in favour of a referendum sovereignty in the region, in which the option to remain part of Spain is to impose independence, according to a poll official was circulated on Friday.

In a moment in which the Spanish Government is facing the challenge of independence in Catalonia – where the authorities want to hold a binding referendum in 2017 -a 59 per cent of basques want to comment also about their relationship with Spain, according to the Euskobarómetro.

In the event of a query of this type in the Basque Country, a community that enjoys a high level of autonomy, a 31 per cent would be in favour of independence, compared to 39 percent who would say “no”, a rejection that has grown in recent years and which is reinforced against a possible exit from the European Union and the loss of the Spanish market.

Despite the fact that a majority sees well that the Basque Country is recognized as a nation, the supporters of the secession continues a downward trend in the last five years a community that is shown mostly satisfied with the Status of autonomy, but not with the Spanish Constitution.

In fact, held a consultation on the Charging Magna of 1978 -that reform to give more space to the different territorial identities in the country has been put on the table in this legislature-about 37 percent of the basques would vote “no”, seven points more than a year ago, compared to a 27 per cent would say “yes.”

On the organization of the Spanish State, the majority of basques are in favor of maintaining the current autonomy or to improve it through a federal State, according to a study conducted over 800 interviews between the 3 and the 27 of October.

The rejection of ETA violence remains at historic lows at a time of weakness of the band, which announced in 2011 the abandonment of its armed struggle for a Basque Country independent. 56 per cent of the basque population gives credence to the provision of ATS to end decades of violence.

In connection with the prisoners, 40 per cent of basques were in favour of those who repent and want to abandon the weapons are able to reintegrate socially, but 29 per cent is in favour of that comply fully with the penalties.

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