The vast majority of people in Serbia side with Iran in a hypothetical war with the United States and, even more overwhelmingly, support the Palestinians in the conflict with Israel, according to a public opinion survey conducted in Serbia.
When asked, “Whom do you support more in this war between the US and Iran?”, the largest share of respondents (51.1%) said they had no clear opinion. However, among those who did express a view, support was overwhelmingly and by a large margin in favour of Iran (41.1%), while only 7.8% supported the United States. In other words, the ratio of support was more than 5:1 in Iran’s favour, according to the Serbian Political Thought (NSPM) research team, which conducted the survey in April.
Cross-referencing the question “Whom do you support more in this war between the US and Iran?” with the question “If elections were held next week, would you be more likely to vote for or against the current government?” shows that opponents of the government support Iran by 10.1 percentage points more than government supporters (47.6% compared with 37.5%).
Support for the United States is low across all categories, ranging from 6.3% to 9.3%. Nevertheless, the most common response to this question was: “I do not support either side in this conflict.”
Regarding the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, the survey recorded by far the largest disparity in levels of support. A total of 56.9% of respondents said they supported the Palestinians, while only 5% expressed support for Israel. Meanwhile, 38.1% said they supported neither side.
Cross-referencing the question “Whom do you support more in this war between Israel and the Palestinians?” with the question “If elections were held next week, would you be more likely to vote for or against the current government?” reveals overwhelming support for the Palestinians.
Among supporters of the current government, the ratio was 43.2% in favour of the Palestinians compared with 8% for Israel. Among opponents of the current government, the ratio was even more pronounced, at 74.2% versus 3.1%.
(Sputnik News, 01.06.2026)
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