43% OF ARMENIANS FAVOR OBAMA FOR U.S. PRESIDENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.10.2008 18:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Gallup Polls conducted in 73 countries from
May to October 2008 reveal widespread international support for
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain in the
U.S. presidential election.

Among these nations, representing nearly three-quarters of the world’s
population, 24% of citizens say they would personally rather see
Obama elected president of the United States, compared with just 7%
who say the same about McCain. At the same time, 69% of world citizens
surveyed did not have an opinion.

World citizens are more divided over whether the outcome of the
U.S. election makes a difference to their country, with 26% saying
it does and 22% saying it does not. Moreover, 52% of those surveyed
did not have an opinion.

According to Armenia polls, 43% favor Obama for President and only
10% support McCain. 47% did not have an opinion. 45% think that the
outcome of the presidential election will have an impact on Armenia,
21% think it won’t. 34% did not have an opinion.

Overall, citizens in Europe are the most likely to state a preference
for the next president of the United States and to think the
election makes a difference to their country. Citizens in Asia are
the least likely to state a preference for the next president of the
United States and to think the election makes a difference to their
country. In individual countries, only Georgia and the Philippines
prefer McCain to Obama by a statistically significant margin.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress