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Ghanaians love Putin, Russia more than any nation – Survey
Aug 09, 2015 at 7:31am
Ghana is the only African country and one of three nations in the world
which has faith in Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, according to a
latest survey.
The survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Center said besides Ghana,
it is only Vietnam and China nationals out of 40 states who love the
federal semi-presidential Republic.
The survey revealed that 75 and 70 percent of respondents living in Vietnam
see Russia and the Russian president favourably when it comes to world
affairs.
Ghana came second - some 56 percent of Ghanaians polled have a positive
opinion of Russia while 49 percent of respondents have confidence
personally in Putin.
The findings
The survey was carried out from March 25 to May 27 among 45,435 respondents
in 2015.
In China, 51 and 54 percent of respondents support Russia and its president
correspondingly.
The strongest negative sentiment is in Poland and Jordan (both 80%).
Anti-Russian sentiment is also particularly strong in Israel (74%), Japan
(73%), Germany (70%) and France (70%).
In a number of countries, large segments of the public express no opinion
about Russia. This includes more than half of those surveyed in Ethiopia
and about a third or more in Pakistan, India, Burkina Faso, Tanzania,
Senegal, Argentina and Peru.
*Putin’s Image Even Worse than That of Russia*
In only two nations – Vietnam (70%) and China (54%) – do more than half the
public have confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the right
thing in world affairs. Among the 39 nations surveyed outside of Russia, a
median of just 24% see him in a positive light. Nevertheless, Putin remains
popular at home, with an 88% positive rating.A median of 58% around the
world hold a negative opinion about Putin. His strongest critics are in
Spain (92% no confidence), Poland (87%), France (85%) and Ukraine (84%).
Three-quarters or more in Western Europe and North America are also
critical of Putin, as are majorities in the Middle East.
Opinions are more varied in Asia, Africa and Latin America, however. In the
Asia-Pacific region, about eight-in-ten Australians (81%) hold a negative
view of Putin, while seven-in-ten Vietnamese have a positive opinion.
Seven-in-ten Venezuelans, but only about half of Peruvians (52%), voice a
lack of confidence in Putin. And 45% of Kenyans have negative sentiments
about the Russian leader, compared with only 16% of Ethiopians.
But views in Asia and Africa are in part a product of the fact that many
people in those regions have no opinion of Putin: 56% in Pakistan, 52% in
Ethiopia, 49% in India, 43% in Senegal and 42% in Indonesia say they don’t
know how they feel about him.
In most parts of the world, views of Putin and views of Russia track
closely. This is especially true in Africa, Asia and most of Latin America.
There are, however, notable exceptions where Russian favorability exceeds
confidence in Putin. In Spain, 25% have a favorable view of Russia while
only 6% have a positive opinion about Putin. Similarly, in France,
Venezuela, Peru and Ukraine, roughly twice as many see Russia in a positive
light as have confidence in Putin.
Source: Ghana/starrfmonnline.com/103.5FM
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Received on Sun Aug 09 2015 - 11:46:52 EDT