Swedes Reject Legal Concessions to Win Turkey’s NATO Assent, Poll Shows
- Turkey is holding out on ratifying Swedish, Finnish NATO bids
- Turkish president seeks concessions from Nordic countries
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Swedish voters are backing their government in saying the Nordic country should refrain from compromising on its legal principles to win Turkey’s ratification for its NATO application, according to a poll.
Sweden should continue to abide by its laws in the face of Turkish demands even if it means delaying its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to 79% of people who responded to the poll commissioned by newspaper Dagens Nyheter and published late on Monday. In contrast, 10% said Sweden should seek to join as soon as possible regardless of whether that entails concessions on its legal principles.