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Almost Half of Japanese Disapprove of Cabinet
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Japan’s cabinet continues to lose public support just six months after taking office, according to a poll by Kyodo News. 49 per cent of respondents disapprove of the government led by Yukio Hatoyama, up 15 points since December.
March 15, 2010
Swedes Want Senior Monarch to Stay Put
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Few people in Sweden believe the current monarch should abdicate after he turns 65, according to a poll by Synovate published in Dagens Nyheter. 62 per cent of respondents want King Carl XVI Gustaf to stay on.
March 14, 2010
Calderón Drops Below 50% Mark in Mexico
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public support for Felipe Calderón has fallen markedly in Mexico, according to a poll by GEA-ISA. 45 per cent of respondents approved of their president’s performance, down seven points since November.
March 14, 2010
Americans Split on Placing Reagan on $50 Bill
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A proposal to place Ronald Reagan’s likeness on all $50 bills has divided views in the United States, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 41 per cent of respondents support the idea, while 39 per cent oppose it.
March 14, 2010
Chile’s Bachelet Leaves with Enviable Rating
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A large proportion of adults in Chile are satisfied with the performance of their outgoing president, according to a poll by Adimark Gfk. 84 per cent of respondents approve of Michelle Bachelet’s performance.
March 13, 2010
Wildrose Alliance Extends Advantage in Alberta
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Wildrose Alliance Party remains the most popular provincial party in Alberta, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 42 per cent of respondents in the Canadian province would support the Wildrose Alliance in the next provincial election, up three points since November.
March 13, 2010
Tories Maintain Lead Over Labour in Britain
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The opposition Conservative Party keeps a comfortable lead in Britain, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 39 per cent of respondents would support the Tories in this year’s general election, down one point since mid-February.
March 13, 2010
France’s Sarkozy Stuck in Negative Territory
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy has not been able to re-build his charismatic brand, according to a poll by LH2. 56 per cent of respondents have a negative opinion of the president, up one point since January.
March 12, 2010
Fidesz Triples Support of Socialists in Hungary
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hungary’s main opposition party remains well positioned to win an upcoming legislative election, according to a poll by Tarki. 61 per cent of respondents, all of whom are decided voters, would support the Hungarian Citizens Party (Fidesz) in the April ballot, down one point since January.
March 12, 2010
Canadians, Americans Differ on Political Correctness
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - People in Canada and the United States do not see eye-to-eye when it comes to "political correctness", according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 50 per cent of respondents in Canada support the concept, but only 41 per cent of Americans concur.
March 12, 2010
Lithuanian Ruling Party Makes Small Gains
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats party has gained some public support but remains in the low teens, according to a poll by Vilmorus. 14 per cent of respondents would vote for the ruling party in the next legislative election, up 1.2 points since January.
March 11, 2010
Poland’s Law and Justice Party Still Second
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Poland’s former governing conservatives are ill-positioned for a return to power, according to a poll by GfK Polonia published in Rzeczpospolita. Only 27 per cent of respondents would vote for the Law and Justice Party (PiS) in the next general election, up one point since mid-January.
March 11, 2010
Most Bulgarians See Borissov Positively
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Most people in Bulgaria hold a positive opinion of current prime minister Boyko Borissov, according to a poll by Alpha Research. 51 per cent of respondents share this view, while 20 per cent have a negative opinion of him. The negative perception of Borissov is up four points since December.
March 10, 2010
Brazil’s Rousseff Closes in on Serra
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Dilma Rousseff is quickly gaining momentum and is now closer to presidential frontrunner Jose Serra in Brazil, according to a poll by Datafolha published in Folha de Sao Paulo. 32 per cent of respondents would vote for Serra, governor of Sao Paulo and candidate of the conservative Brazilian Party of Social Democracy (PSDB), down five points since December.
March 10, 2010
Little Appetite for Stalingrad in Russia
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A proposal to return the City of Volgograd to its former name of Stalingrad is not popular in Russia, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. Only 17 per cent of respondents support this idea, while 59 per cent oppose it.
March 10, 2010