Tag: Poll

Germans say they’re ‘better off without euro’: poll

The majority of Germans think their country would be better off without the euro, a poll suggested on Sunday, as the economy minister reiterated...

US poll shows persistence of Obama Muslim lie

More than one in three conservative Republican voters still thinks US President Barack Obama is a Muslim, nearly four years after he won power,...

Obama takes lead in three big swing states: poll

US President Barack Obama has taken the lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney in the three biggest swing states of the 2012 election, according...

Support for British monarchy at highest for decades: poll

Support for the monarchy in Britain is at its highest level for decades thanks to Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee and last year’s royal...

Most want Gilani to resign: poll

A poll indicates 65 percent of Pakistani men and women want Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to resign. Gilani was convicted last month by...

Little Muslim support for al Qaeda: poll

Muslim majorities in an arc of five countries from Egypt to Pakistan have little good to say about al Qaeda one year after American...

67pc Pakistanis have no interest in kite-flying: poll

With the Basant around the corner across the country, a survey has claimed that only 33 percent Pakistanis are interested in kite-flying while 67...

Money used in Senate poll: Nisar

Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said seats in the Senate elections were being “publicly auctioned”. Speaking to...

Increased petrol, diesel prices affected 91% Pakistanis: poll

A vast majority of Pakistanis – 91 percent – say the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices has directly affected them either severely...

Myanmar to consider ASEAN poll monitors

Myanmar has promised to “seriously consider” allowing Southeast Asian observers for by-elections marking the opposition’s return to mainstream politics, the ASEAN regional bloc said...

Egypt’s presidential elections in early June

Egypt’s first presidential elections since a popular uprising ousted veteran leader Hosni Mubarak a year ago will be held in the first week of...

Charlie Sheen, Ashton Kutcher top nightmare celebrity dates

‘Jersey Shore’ star Snooki and Charlie Sheen have topped a poll of nightmare celebrity Valentine dates and few people want to cuddle up with...

Sarkozy closes gap on rival as French poll nears

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has closed the gap in voting intentions on his opposition Socialist rival Francois Hollande just four months before their election...

Mass rallies as countdown begins to Taiwan poll

The Taiwan president and his main challenger drew huge crowds to campaign rallies on Sunday, as the rivals pulled out all the stops to...

India anti-graft activist pulls out of poll campaign

India’s popular anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Thursday pulled out of plans to campaign against the ruling Congress party in key state elections due...

Egyptians vote in final phase of landmark polls

Egyptians were voting on Tuesday in the final round of a landmark post-revolution election that has propelled Islamist movements into the centre stage of...

Kabila’s disputed poll wins questioned as observers slam flaws

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s election standoff intensified Sunday after a team of international observers reported that incumbent Joseph Kabila’s win was so flawed...