At 66%, PM Modi ahead of Biden, Merkel in approval ratings
New Delhi, June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approval rating stands at 66 per cent and continues to be ahead of several global heads including US President Joe Biden.
A survey conducted by the Morning Consult, which track the national ratings of elected leaders of 13 countries shows that Prime Minister Modi's ratings are at 66 per cent in early June. The firm in a tweet said that he still outperforms all the rest.
The firm which uploaded the survey on Thursday said that the exercise was conducted with a sample size of 2,126 adults in India. It showed 66 per cent approval for the PM, while 28 per cent disapproved of him.
Global Leader Approval: Among All Adults https://t.co/dQsNxouZWb
— Morning Consult (@MorningConsult) June 17, 2021
Modi: 66%
Draghi: 65%
López Obrador: 63%
Morrison: 54%
Merkel: 53%
Biden: 53%
Trudeau: 48%
Johnson: 44%
Moon: 37%
Sánchez: 36%
Bolsonaro: 35%
Macron: 35%
Suga: 29%
*Updated 6/17/21 pic.twitter.com/FvCSODtIxa
Collecting data through its Political Intelligence Unit, a proprietary platform that provides real time polling data on political elections showed that in August 2019, when the Modi government abrogated Article 370, his ratings stood at 80 per cent, while the disapproval rate was just 11 per cent.
Global Leader Approval: Among All Adults https://t.co/dQsNxouZWb
— Morning Consult (@MorningConsult) June 17, 2021
Modi: 66%
Draghi: 65%
López Obrador: 63%
Morrison: 54%
Merkel: 53%
Biden: 53%
Trudeau: 48%
Johnson: 44%
Moon: 37%
Sánchez: 36%
Bolsonaro: 35%
Macron: 35%
Suga: 29%
*Updated 6/17/21 pic.twitter.com/FvCSODtIxa
"All
interviews
are
conducted
online,
among
nationally
representative
samples
of
adults.
(In
India,
the
sample
is
representative
of
the
literate
population),"
Morning
Consult
said
on
its
website.
"In
the
United
States,
surveys
are
also
weighted
by
race
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ethnicity.
Respondents
complete
these
surveys
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languages
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Approval ratings:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi: 66 per cent
- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador:63%
- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison 54%
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel 53%
- US President Joe Biden 53%
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 48%
- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson 44%
- South Korean President Moon Jae-In 37%
- Spanish Spain Pedro Sanchez 36%
- Brazilian President Jaire Bolsonaro 35%
- French President Emmanuel Macron 35%
- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga 29%