The division of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic is considered a benefit by 45.8 percent of respondents, of which 18.7 percent consider it a definite benefit. Almost the same share, 44.6 percent of respondents do not consider the division to be a benefit, of which 19.8 percent definitely think it a benefit. This follows from an exclusive survey by the AKO agency for the Press Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR). The agency conducted the survey between December 6 and 12 on a representative sample of 1,000 respondents who answered the question: "In a few days we will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the division of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the creation of the independent Slovak Republic. In your opinion is or isn’t the division a benefit for the citizens of Slovakia?"
The division of the CSFR is considered a benefit, more often than the average, by the youngest respondents, i.e. 18- to 33-year-old respondents, and the more educated, i.e. respondents with secondary school education. This is also true for residents of the Bratislava, Prešov and Žilina regions. Voters of SNS, PS, OĽANO, SaS refer to the division as a benefit above the average, and slightly above average are voters of Hlasu-SD, Sme rodina and KDH. 50- to 65-year-old respondents and respondents with the lowest education evaluate the division of the CSFR negatively more often than average. Residents of the Nitra and Banskobystrické regions also think this way. Citizens of Hungarian nationality and voters of the parties Aliancia-Szövetség, Hungarian Forum, Republika also rate the division negatively more often than average, and voters of Smer-SD also slightly more often.
(TASR)
