(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in New Zealand would like John Key to be the country’s head of government, according to a poll by Colmar Brunton released by One News. 35 per cent of respondents would prefer to have the leader of the opposition National party as prime minister, down three points since May.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The governing Conservative party remains the top political organization in Canada, according to a poll by Environics Research Group. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories in the next election to the House of Commons.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The coalition of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) has lost some public support in Germany, according to a poll by Forsa released by Stern and RTL. 37 per cent of respondents would back either party in the next federal election, down two points since late June.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Britain believe capable scientists are still uncertain about global warming, according to a poll by Ipsos-Mori. 56 per cent of respondents say many leading experts still question if human activity is contributing to climate change, and 46 per cent expect the world community to find a solution to the problems posed by global warming.
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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in the United States believe global warming is a dangerous issue, but reject a proposal to increase fuel taxes as a way to curb pollution, according to a poll by Zogby Interactive released by MSN. 51 per cent of respondents consider climate change is an urgent threat, while 42 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Among several environmental concerns, a large majority of people in France are mostly worried about global warming, according to a poll by Ifop released by France 2. 76 per cent of respondents consider climate change is an alarming threat.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States believe gay and lesbian persons are unable to modify their preference, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 56 per cent of respondents think homosexuals cannot change their sexual orientation.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Fewer French adults are satisfied with their main political leaders, according to two recent public opinion polls. In a survey by Ipsos released by Le Point, 61 per cent of respondents have a favourable opinion of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, and 54 per cent feel the same way about French prime minister Fran§ois Fillon.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Sweden would support three centre-left opposition parties in the next election to the Diet, according to a poll by Synovate Temo. 53.4 per cent of respondents would vote for the Workers’ Party – Social-Democrats (S), the Left Party (Vp) or the Environmental Party – The Greens (MP), down 1.8 points since May.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Britain are not expecting the status quo to change under a new prime minister, according to a poll by ICM Research published in The Guardian. 61 per cent of respondents think the performance of the government will stay about the same under Gordon Brown.
