The vast majority of Poles are in favor of staying in the European Union, according to the latest United Surveys survey.
In the poll, Poles were asked whether Poland should continue to be a member of the European Union. The results leave little doubt about what Poles want. As many as 74.6 percent of respondents say, with 47.3 percent saying they “strongly agree” and 27.3 percent saying “I rather agree.”
The opposite opinion is 14.7 percent, with 6.3 percent of respondents indicating they “definitely disagree” and 8.4 percent saying they “rather disagree.” Another 10.7 percent of respondents have no opinion on this matter.
Almost all (99 percent) of voters of the left-liberal ruling coalition are in favor of staying in the EU. In the case of the opposition, the situation is different. Here, 58 percent voted for further membership. Voters of other parties want to stay in the EU (59 percent).
The United Surveys survey for Virtual Poland was conducted on Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2024 using the CAWI/CATI method on a group of 1,000 people.
The idea of Polexit was more popular in the spring
In March this year, Research Partner tested Poles’ attitude towards the European Union. That poll showed that 61.7 percent of respondents were in favor of remaining in EU structures. Over 20.5 percent of respondents would like to leave the Union, while 17.5 percent say they have no opinion on this subject.
Compared to the same September 2023 survey, the number of Polexit supporters increased by around 10 points. Most people in favor of leaving the EU are backers of the Confederation party (58.8 percent) and PiS (39.7 percent).
It is also worth noting that compared to the research from July 2021 and July 2022, respectively 79 percent and 76 percent of respondents were in favor of staying in the EU.
