A recent Gallup poll showed that Sri Lanka was among the Asian countries with the highest approval rating for its Chief Executive with 91% of Lankans approving of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s performance.
Laotians, Cambodians, and Sri Lankans were the most likely to express support for their leaders, with more than nine in 10 saying they approve of their job performance. The 20% approval rating that Pakistanis gave their president was the lowest in the region, the Gallup poll report stated.
The Gallup website reported that economic stability and peace dividends may help explain some of the relatively high approval that leaders of Laos, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka get from their constituentswhile adding that “Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka may still be benefiting from residents’ residual euphoria following the 2009 end of the country’s 26-year civil war”.
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http://www.travel-impact-newswire.com/2012/05/gallup-poll-southeast-asian-leaders-earn-highest-job-approval-in-asia/#ixzz1vfw3AY7c
