PM Narendra Modi gets highest approval rating among global leaders, finds US survey
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According to a survey by a US-based global leader approval tracker, PM Narendra Modi remains the world's most popular leader with an approval rating of 71 per cent.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the world's most popular leader with an approval rating of 71 per cent of India's adult population, according to a US-based global leader approval tracker Morning Consult. Global Leader Approval: Among All Adults https://t.co/wRhUGstJrSModi: 71%López Obrador: 66%Draghi: 60%Kishida: 48%Scholz: 44%Biden: 43%Trudeau: 43%Morrison: 41%Sánchez: 40%Moon: 38%Bolsonaro: 37%Macron: 34%Johnson: 26%*Updated 01/20/22 pic.twitter.com/nHaxp8Z0T5
Among the 13 leaders surveyed by the research firm, PM Modi tops the list with 71 per cent, followed by Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador (66 per cent), Italy's Mario Draghi (60 per cent) and Japan's Fumio Kishida (48 per cent).
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