Korea-Konflikt: Umfrage: Weniger Südkoreaner für Vereinigung mit Nordkorea
Nur 39 Prozent der Südkoreaner erachten eine Wiedervereinigung mit dem Norden einer neuen Befragung zufolge als notwendig. Zugleich unterstützt eine deutliche Mehrheit eine eigene Atomwaffe.
A recent Gallup Korea poll commissioned by Seoul National University reveals that fewer South Koreans support reunification with North Korea. Only 39 percent now consider unification necessary or rather necessary, down from 63.8 percent in 2007. Younger South Koreans aged 20s express the least desire for reunification at 25.2 percent.
However, a majority still supports the idea of having their own nuclear weapons, despite 86.4 percent feeling threatened by North Korea's nuclear arsenal. More than 78.3 percent believe dialog and compromise with the North is impossible, a significant increase from the previous year (66.5 percent). Over 61 percent now favor nuclear weapons for their own country, a 9 percent rise compared to last year.
The survey of 1,200 adults aged 19 to 74 was conducted between July 1 and July 26. Despite the ongoing division since the end of the Korean War in 1953, reunification remains constitutionally mandated in South Korea.
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