On Jan 19, 3:15 am, Peter Terpstra <
pe...@dharma.dyn-o-saur.com>
wrote:
> RFI - France 24 poll -
> Article published the Friday 23 April 2010 - Latest update : Friday 23 April 2010
>
> Obama, Dalai Lama are top of pops for world leaders
>
> United States President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama are the world's two most popular leaders according to the results
> of a Radio France International and France 24 "world leaders barometer", published Friday.
>
> Obama won 77 per cent backing, in the sixth wave of the survey, which was carried out by Harris Interactive. This is one
> percentage point higher than in November.
>
> The Tibetan spiritual leader came into second place at 75 per cent, followed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at 62
> per cent.
>
> This survey regularly examines the popularity and perceived influence of leading political and spiritual leaders around the
> world.
>
> This time round, a new feature has been integrated: respondents have been asked to evaluate the personalities of the 21
> leaders.
>
> Recent scandals aside, Pope Benedict XVI was the seventh most popular leader, with 36 per cent support.
>
> The survey was carried out on the internet between 31 March and 12 April, and covered 6,135 adults aged between 16 and
> 64 in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States.
>
> German Chancellor Angela Merkel took out fourth position with 54 per cent support. She was followed by embattled French
> President Nicolas Sarkozy, who tied for fifth place with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at 37 per cent.
>
> The most unpopular leaders, according to the survey, were Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Libyan strongman
> Moamer Kadhafi and Chinese President Hu Jintao.
>
>
http://www.english.rfi.fr/general/20100423-obama-dalai-lama-are-top-p...