Majority believes government’s terrorism efforts are lacking
September 12, 2008
Gallup Polls in Pakistan indicate residents are increasingly worried about terrorism and the economy -- two daunting issues facing their new president, Asif Ali Zardari.More ...
Turks who want no legal role for Sharia are not openly hostile to it
August 7, 2008
Gallup Poll findings underscore the broad secular-religious divide that has come to define Turkey, but they also reveal that among Turks who see no role for Sharia in legislation, only minorities associate Islamic law with negative attributes.More ...
Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party is expected to be easily re-elected Sunday, in a country where most citizens (74%) are dissatisfied with the way democracy works.More ...
With Indonesia’s long election season now in motion, a Gallup Poll suggests citizens’ concerns about the economy and corruption could dog candidates over the next nine months.More ...
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced trip to Lebanon this week to express the United States' support for democracy in the country. In 2006, 69% of Lebanese did not think the United States was serious about developing a democracy in their country.
But many are dissatisfied with the way it works in their country
May 1, 2008
Majorities in each of six former Soviet republics, ranging from 58% to 78%, say democracy is important to their country’s development. But those who value democracy are in most cases unlikely to feel it is working well in their country.More ...
Nearly half say an active political opposition is also important
April 4, 2008
A majority (60%) of Belarusians say democracy is important to the development of their country; of those, 25% are “somewhat” or “very” dissatisfied with the way democracy works in their country.More ...
The authors of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think reveal that majorities in substantially Muslim countries want a government that is democratic but embraces religious values.More ...
The authors of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think reveal that majorities in substantially Muslim countries want a government that is democratic but embraces religious values.More ...
Majorities say roads and education are priorities for the post-conflict nation
February 21, 2008
President Bush visited Liberia Thursday, where majorities express relatively high levels of confidence in most of their country’s national institutions, including the national government.More ...
