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Anti-NATO sentiment refers to broad opposition, bias, or hostility to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Promotion of anti-NATO sentiment
Various states such Russia have been accused of promoting anti-NATO sentiment.

Spain
Post-Franco Spain faced resistance against NATO by peace and anti-war protesters through the 80's, both before and after it joined NATO in 1982. The protests included a large mural campaign by local artists, neighborhood associations and political parties, such as the Partido Comunista de España (Communist Party of Spain) and extra-parliamentary Maoist and Trotskyist parties.

There were protests leading up to the 1986 Spanish NATO membership referendum. including a 'Huge' protest in Madrid of 750,000 people, reported as the largest anti-NATO protest since the movement began.

Germany
Protests against the NATO Double-Track Decision created strong opposition in the general population, leading to mass protests and the formation of the Green Party. Many anti-war Green party members resigned their party membership when the deployment of German troops during NATO actions in Kosovo under a partial Green government.

Greece
Demands for Greece’s withdrawal from NATO and the removal of foreign military bases were a large part of Greek peace and anti-nuclear movements agenda, supported by broad swathes of society, with PASOK campaigning in it's winning 1981 election on in part Greece being a victim of NATO imperialism.

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