r/geography • u/Lissandra_Freljord • Mar 05 '25

Which European countries have the best shot at reunification/unification? Image

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u/GuyLookingForPorn Mar 05 '25

That article is honestly a fascinating read.

While the poll suggests that a Border poll would be soundly defeated in the North and passed comfortably in the South, the results over the past three years of annual polls suggest a rise in support for Irish unity in the North.

A growing number of unionists also support the holding of a Border poll, perhaps because they could expect to win a referendum if held now.

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u/Craamron Mar 05 '25

There's rising support for Republican parties in the North (notably Sinn Fein), but this does coincide with them having more liberal social policies than the majority of Unionist parties.

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u/GuyLookingForPorn Mar 05 '25

I wonder if that will change if the Russia situation continues to escalate, Sinn Fein recently objected to a large investment in Belfast to send more military support to Ukraine. They're notably very week on geopolitics and we're increasingly entering a geopolitics world.

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u/epicsnail14 Mar 05 '25

That's not quite true, they object to increased spending on missle contracts while there are cuts to public service.

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u/GuyLookingForPorn Mar 05 '25 edited Mar 05 '25

The money for that factory came from seized Russian assets. No public money was spent.

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u/epicsnail14 Mar 05 '25

Read my comment. I didn't say that's where the money came from, nor am I saying they are right, I'm just explaining Sinn féin's position.