Italian Citizens Least Likely To Choose EU Remain Option In Case Of Referendum - Poll

Italy has the lowest percentage of people who would vote to remain in the European Union as well as of those who think that Rome has benefited from the membership of the bloc, the union's Eurobarometer survey out showed on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th October, 2018) Italy has the lowest percentage of people who would vote to remain in the European Union as well as of those who think that Rome has benefited from the membership of the bloc, the union's Eurobarometer survey out showed on Wednesday.

The poll, conducted on behalf of the European Parliament, showed that 44 percent of Italians said that they would vote to remain in the bloc "if a referendum was held tomorrow," compared to average 66 percent of support for the membership among the EU nations.

Only 24 percent of Italians said that they would vote to leave the European Union, which is lower than in the United Kingdom and Cyprus, where 35 percent and 26 percent, respectively, expressed their support for leaving the bloc, according to the survey.

At the same time, only 43 percent of those surveyed think that Italy has benefited from being a member of the bloc, while 45 percent considering that the country has not benefited from the membership, the results indicated.

In comparison, average numbers currently stand at 24 percent of those, who think that their country has not benefited from being a member and 68 percent who consider that the membership has brought its benefits.

Italy has struggled with huge influx of migrants since becoming a member of the bloc, while also suffering from high levels of unemployment.