Jacob has pushed consolidation for years , but he has said many communities , especially rural ones , have opposed it .

Jacob has pushed consolidation for years but said it has been opposed by many communities , especially rural ones .

Do the above sentences mean the same thing?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
yes
Jacob har drivit konsolidering i åratal, men han har sagt många samhällen, särskilt landsbygden, har motsatt sig det. Jacob har drivit på konsolideringen i flera år men sagt att det har motarbetats av många samhällen, särskilt på landsbygden. Betyder ovanstående meningar samma sak? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Jacob has been pushing consolidation for years, but he has said many communities, especially rural areas, have opposed it. Jacob has been pushing for consolidation for years but said it has been opposed by many communities, especially in rural areas. Do the above sentences mean the same thing? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
ja
yes