51.2 percent of respondents positively assessed President Andrzej Duda’s proposal that NATO countries spend 3% on defense. GDP. This is the result of a study by SW Research for rp.pl. Less than 19 percent have the opposite opinion.
I appeal to allies. I propose that all of us within NATO spend 3 percent. for defense. Why? 2 percent was good for the situation in 2014. (…) I appeal to all allies to raise this level together so that our security policy becomes effective. (…) We are proud and happy to be part of the North Atlantic Alliance
– said President Andrzej Duda during a joint conference with Jens Stoltenberg.
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The survey asked Poles how they assessed President Duda’s proposal regarding defense spending.
It shows that 51.2 percent respondents rated it positively, and 18.7 percent respondents – negatively. In turn, 30 percent Respondents have no opinion about this. It was noted that the result did not add up to 100%. because the results are rounded to the first decimal place.
As Przemysław Wesołowski, chairman of the research company SW Research, noted, “increasing defense spending by Alliance members is much more likely to be considered a good idea by men (59%) than by women (45% ).” However, “a positive attitude towards the presidential initiative is expressed by almost 6 out of 10 (58%) respondents between the ages of 35 and 49, and the same percentage of respondents whose income exceeds net PLN 7,000.”
Taking into account the size of the city, increasing defense spending is usually supported by residents of cities with 20,000 inhabitants or more. up to 99 thousand people (58%)
— added Wesołowski, commenting on the research results.
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Source: wPolityce
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