Most Azeris rely on Obama: poll
76 percent of Azerbaijanis confide in US President
Barack Obama, says a global poll released on Monday.
Overall, Obama inspires the most confidence among world leaders. 62 percent of respondents in 20 countries, which include nearly two-thirds of the world`s population, said they had some or a lot of confidence in Obama on world affairs, according to the WorldPublicOpinion.org poll, which is managed by the US University of Maryland.
In contrast, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earned the lowest marks.
Ahmadinejad, whose recent re-election has sparked street protests in Iran, had the confidence of only 28 percent, ranking eighth, while 49 percent had no confidence in him. Putin had confidence from 34 percent, while 50 percent did not have confidence in him, the poll found.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had the second-highest positive rating behind Obama, with an average of 40 percent expressing confidence and 38 percent not having confidence in her.
The ratings for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also leaned more positive, 40 percent, than negative, 35 percent.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy had a confidence rating of 34 percent, although 45 percent lacked confidence in him.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had public approval of 36 percent, while 45 percent of those polled gave him negative marks.
In Turkey, the US president gained 45 percent popular support. Obama is followed by the Iranian leader, with 33 percent approval, according to the study.
Among regional leaders, 57 percent of the polled Turks voiced support for the country`s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev follows him with 47 percent approval in Turkey. The German chancellor gained 13 percent approval, while the British premier - 9 percent.
In a 2008 poll, then US President George Bush was among world leaders with the least confidence.
Overall, Obama inspires the most confidence among world leaders. 62 percent of respondents in 20 countries, which include nearly two-thirds of the world`s population, said they had some or a lot of confidence in Obama on world affairs, according to the WorldPublicOpinion.org poll, which is managed by the US University of Maryland.
In contrast, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earned the lowest marks.
Ahmadinejad, whose recent re-election has sparked street protests in Iran, had the confidence of only 28 percent, ranking eighth, while 49 percent had no confidence in him. Putin had confidence from 34 percent, while 50 percent did not have confidence in him, the poll found.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had the second-highest positive rating behind Obama, with an average of 40 percent expressing confidence and 38 percent not having confidence in her.
The ratings for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also leaned more positive, 40 percent, than negative, 35 percent.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy had a confidence rating of 34 percent, although 45 percent lacked confidence in him.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had public approval of 36 percent, while 45 percent of those polled gave him negative marks.
In Turkey, the US president gained 45 percent popular support. Obama is followed by the Iranian leader, with 33 percent approval, according to the study.
Among regional leaders, 57 percent of the polled Turks voiced support for the country`s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev follows him with 47 percent approval in Turkey. The German chancellor gained 13 percent approval, while the British premier - 9 percent.
In a 2008 poll, then US President George Bush was among world leaders with the least confidence.
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