Majority of Germans Polled Believe Regions Have Right to Independence

More than a half of Germans support the idea that regions with sovereign nations have right to be independent state, according to the poll.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A 51 percent majority of Germans answering a survey agreed that regions within sovereign nations that express a desire for independence should have a right to do so if a majority of the local population takes a favorable view, a YouGov poll revealed Friday.

Only 24 percent of poll respondents disagreed with the idea.

The poll included questions regarding regions in nations besides Germany.

The poll company observed that Scotland remained part of the United Kingdom only because the majority of the population decided so.

The survey was conducted in Germany October 6-9, with 1,166 people interviewed.