People in Spain also indicated a broad willingness to rush to the defense of an EU countest under attack from a foreign power, and large backing for a European army.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has stood out as the U.S. president’s chief critic in Europe and an outspoken opponent of the war in Iran. After Madrid banned the U.S. from utilizing jointly operated military bases or the countest’s airspace to carry out attacks in the Middle East, Trump issued an ultimately empty threat to cut commercial ties with Spain.
The European Pulse survey, conducted by Cluster17 for POLITICO and beBartlet, polled 6,698 Europeans across Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland and Belgium from March 13 to March 21.
Fifty-six percent of people in Spain stated they strongly disapprove of the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran and 43 percent stated Madrid should publicly oppose the military operation and push for an finish to the conflict. Only Italian respondents indicated stronger opposition.
Of the six countries polled, respondents in Spain were least in favor of remaining neutral and staying out of the conflict (22 percent). Nineteen percent of Spanish respondents stated Madrid should provide troops, logistical support or access to its bases, while 16 percent favored diplomatic or political support.
The strongest backing for active involvement in the conflict came from respondents who identified as supporters of the far-right Vox party, 59 percent of whom expressed support for military support to the U.S.-Israeli operation. The survey was conducted before Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday night.
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