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Mongolia’s Disputed Election Underscores Public Distrust
Last year just 21% expressed faith in elections
July 8, 2008Fraud allegations and rioting after Mongolia’s election last week underscore citizens’ lack of faith in their voting process. A Gallup Poll in 2007 revealed only 21% of Mongolians express confidence in the honesty of their elections.More ...
Russians Not Sold on Free Market Economy
Forty-one percent say market free of state control is wrong for future
May 30, 2008Although Russia has been recognized as a market economy for several years, Gallup Polls in the country reveal its citizens tend to think this type of economy is wrong, rather than right, for their country’s future.More ...
Japan’s Aid to Asia May Not Give Big Edge Over China
Median approval for Japan’s leaders only slightly higher than China’s
May 13, 2008Despite the billions in development aid Japan gives to Asia each year, median approval of Japan’s leadership in the region is only slightly higher than approval of China’s leadership.More ...
New Russian President to Inherit Low Approval Worldwide
Russia’s leadership receives low marks in much of Western world
May 7, 2008Russia’s new president faces diplomacy challenges worldwide, especially in much of the Western world where approval of Russian leadership is already low.More ...
Former Soviet Populations Value Democracy
But many are dissatisfied with the way it works in their country
May 1, 2008Majorities in each of six former Soviet republics, ranging from 58% to 78%, say democracy is important to their country’s development. But those who value democracy are in most cases unlikely to feel it is working well in their country.More ...
China’s Leadership Better Regarded Outside the West
Approval in Asia, Middle East nearly twice as high as in Europe, the Americas
April 29, 2008Gallup Polls in 139 countries reveal China’s leadership remains more popular in Asia, the Middle East/North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa than it is in Europe and the Americas.More ...
China’s Leadership Unknown to Many
Europe only region where residents more likely to disapprove than approve
April 18, 2008Many of the world’s citizens Gallup surveyed over the past several years have no opinion of China’s leadership. Europe is the only region in the world where residents are more likely to disapprove than approve of the job performance of China’s leadership.More ...
Major Nations Don’t Reciprocate U.S. Approval
Fifty-one point gap separates Americans’, Germans’ ratings of each other’s leadership
April 11, 2008Americans are far more likely to approve of the leadership other major nations than citizens in these nations are to approve of U.S. leadership. Gallup Polls reveal approval gaps 50 percentage points or larger between Americans and Britons and Americans and Germans.More ...
U.S. Leadership Approval Highest in Sub-Saharan Africa
Many residents as approving of leadership of other major nations
April 8, 2008Gallup Polls in 139 countries reveal strong support for U.S. leadership in sub-Saharan Africa (the regional median is 62%). This high level of support may reflect U.S. aid to the region.More ...
Democracy Important to a Majority of Belarusians
Nearly half say an active political opposition is also important
April 4, 2008A majority (60%) of Belarusians say democracy is important to the development of their country; of those, 25% are “somewhat†or “very†dissatisfied with the way democracy works in their country.More ...
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