(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in three European nations want Barack Obama to win this year’s presidential election in the United States, according to a poll by Gallup. At least 60 per cent of respondents in Britain, France and Germany would personally rather see the Democratic candidate as the victor.

Support for Republican John McCain stands at 15 per cent in Britain, 10 per cent in Germany, and four per cent in France.

McCain has become the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee in 2008, while Obama clinched the Democratic Party’s nomination on Jun. 3.

On Jul. 23, German chancellor Angela Merkel described Obama as "well-equipped—physically, mentally and politically."

U.S. president George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.

Polling Data

Who would you personally rather see elected president of the United States?

Source: Gallup
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 British adults, conducted from Jun. 4 to Jun. 24, 2008. Telephone interviews with 1,006 French adults, conducted from Jun. 5 to Jun. 20, 2008. Telephone interviews with 1,011 German adults, conducted from May 20 to Jun. 24, 2008. Margin of error for each sample is 3 per cent.

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