The majority of Germans, opposed to extraditing Puigdemont
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The majority of Germans are opposed to the extradition of Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, according to a survey in conservative newspaper Welt carried out by Institut Civey. The survey asked: “Should the former Catalan regional president Puigdemont be extradited to Spain?". The majority is slim: 51% say no to extradition; 35% say yes and 14% don’t know. There is a majority opposed to extradition in all political groups except for voters of Angela Merkel’s Christian democratic coalition, the CDU/CSU.
Looked at another way, if the Puigdemont case had any weight in a hypothetical German election campaign, the most popular option for the parties would be to reject the extradition request. It can also be observed from the survey that the Puigdemont affair has clearly become a matter of German public interest and most citizens have formed an opinion on the issue.
Among the voters for parties that have been part of different German governments, the differences are narrower. 49% of Green Party voters oppose extradition, with 34% in favour; supporters of the social democratic SPD oppose extradition by 46% to 41%; the liberals of the FDP say no by 44%, ahead of 40% for yes. Only among CDU/CSU voters, is Puigdemont’s extradition favoured, by 51%, with 33% against.