A YouGov poll in autumn 2022 put support for the monarchy in Scotland at 50% vs 34% backing a republic.
However, new polling from Survation found that just 34% of Scots surveyed supported the continuation of a hereditary monarchy while 45% said they would prefer an elected head of state.
With don’t knows excluded it puts support for the monarchy at 43% compared to support for an elected head of state at 57%.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24299181.new-poll-finds-support-monarchy-scotland-falling-rapidly/
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2024-05-04 17:50:10
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