Swedish voters back their government, poll says, saying the country should refrain from compromising its legal principles in order to get Turkey to ratify Sweden's NATO bid, Bloomberg reports..

Sweden must continue to abide by its laws in the face of Turkey's demands, even if it means postponing its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, say 79% of people in a survey commissioned by Dagens Nyheter and published late on Monday. Only 10% said Sweden should strive to join as soon as possible, regardless of whether this entails concessions on its legal principles.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has objected to Sweden and Finland joining NATO since they applied in May, arguing that Scandinavian countries need to do more to fight terrorism, including the extradition of people Turkey accuses of terrorist links.. A few weeks ago, Sweden's Supreme Court ruled against the extradition of a man Turkey says was involved in the 2016 coup attempt..

Both Scandinavian governments insist they will intensify efforts to fight terrorism, while emphasizing the independence of the courts in deciding on extradition..

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Sweden and Finland will be able to join NATO when all the countries of the Alliance ratify the accession protocols. Of the 30 NATO countries, the accession of Sweden and Finland has not yet been ratified by Turkey and Hungary. Hungary announced plans to ratify the protocols in February next year. Turkey blocked the accession process, demanding that the Scandinavian countries designate Kurdish organizations as terrorists, extradite individuals it accuses of terrorism, and lift arms bans on Ankara.