(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of people in Corsica are against separating from France, according to a poll by Ifop released by Corsica and Radio Corse Frequenza Mora. 89 per cent of respondents oppose Corsica becoming independent.

In May 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy, candidate for the centre-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and former interior minister, won France’s presidential run-off with 53.06 per cent of the vote. Sarkozy appointed François Fillon—who had been his adviser and presidential campaign leader—as prime minister.

Corsica is defined as a "territorial collectivity", meaning that it is considered as a region of France that has some more administrative powers than others but it is not technically autonomous.

Last month, Jean-Guy Talamoni, leader of the secessionist Corsica Nazione Indipendente party, addressed a crowd of supporters, saying, "Being pro-independence in Corsica is not an ideological position. Independence is not a slogan. Independence, we are convinced, is the appropriate answer to Corsica’s problems today."

Polling Data

Do you support or oppose Corsica becoming independent?

Source: Ifop / Corsica / Radio Corse Frequenza Mora
Methodology: Interviews with 503 adults in Corsica, conducted on Sept. 11 to Sept. 12, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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