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All Rights Reserved. 60 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Most people in Taiwan support holding a referendum on whether the country should enter an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China, according to a poll by Taiwan Thinktank. 61.4 per cent of respondents think the people of Taiwan should have a say on the matter. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/taiwanese_want_referendum_on_deal_with_china/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A significant number of people in Greece want the government to call an early election, according to a poll by RASS. 41.1 per cent of respondents think a new legislative ballot should take place. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/two_in_five_greeks_would_hold_early_election/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:01:00 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More people in Australia are now inclined to support the governing Australian Labor Party (ALP), according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 44 per cent of respondents would back the ALP in the next legislative election, up three points since mid-June. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/more_australians_would_back_governing_alp/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:01:00 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Half of adults in Scotland would vote against full independence from the United Kingdom in a referendum planned for next year, according to a poll by ICM Research released by BBC Scotland. 50 per cent of respondents would reject the proposition put forth by the government, while 42 per cent would endorse it. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/scots_would_reject_independence_in_vote/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:01:00 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Fewer people in the United States, but still a majority, think their country is doing a good job in bringing stability and order to Iraq, according to a poll by the New York Times and CBS News. 62 per cent of respondents share this view, down nine points since April. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/us_doing_well_in_iraq_say_americans/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:01:00 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - People in Sweden are almost evenly divided in their support for two rival camps, according to a poll by Synovate published in Dagens Nyheter. 47.4 per cent of respondents would vote for the centre-left opposition parties in the next general election, while 45.3 per cent would vote for the centre-right governing alliance. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/closer_political_race_developing_in_sweden/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Very few people in Guatemala think Álvaro Colom is guilty of the assassination of lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. Only eight per cent of respondents believe the president is responsible for Rosenberg’s murder. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/few_guatemalans_blame_colom_for_murder/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) could have a prominent role in the country’s next government, according to a poll by the Centre for Analyses and Marketing (CAM). 33.2 per cent of respondents would vote for GERB in tomorrow’s general election. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/gerb_seems_set_for_victory_in_bulgaria/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) could emerge victorious after tomorrow’s legislative ballot in Mexico, according to a poll by Reforma. 38 per cent of respondents would support the PRI in tomorrow’s election to the Chamber of Deputies. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/former_ruling_pri_still_ahead_in_mexico/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:00 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Almost half of adults in the United States would prefer to have the executive and legislative branches in the hands of different parties, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 45 per cent of respondents think it is better for the country to have separate political parties running both the White House and Congress. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/americans_not_sold_on_one_party_rule/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:00 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in Montenegro refuse the notion of their young country joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and want a referendum on the matter, according to a poll by Cedem. 43.3 per cent of respondents oppose Montenegro entering NATO, while 30 per cent support the idea. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/montenegrins_want_vote_on_joining_nato/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - People in Hong Kong continue to endorse the leadership of chief executive Donald Tsang, according to a poll by the Hong Kong University Public Opinion Programme. The support rate for Donald Tsang stands at 55.4 points, up two points since early June. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/tsangs_leadership_is_stable_in_hong_kong/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The majority of people in the Gaza Strip and West Bank think the best way to end the Arab-Israeli conflict is to create two states, according to a poll by Jerusalem Media & Communication Center. 55.2 per cent of respondents share this perception, up 2.2 points since November 2007. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/palestinian_majority_favours_two_state_solution1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) heads to this Sunday’s mid-term ballot as the favourite, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 37.4 per cent of respondents would back the PRI in the Chamber of Deputies election. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/pri_has_five_point_lead_in_mexico/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:01 -0400 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Few adults in the United States believe last month’s presidential ballot in Iran was free and fair, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 82 per cent of respondents think the results released by the Iranian government were a fraud and an attempt to steal the election. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/iranian_election_a_sham_for_most_americans/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:00 -0400