New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to remain a global frontrunner in global leadership approval, boasting an impressive 76 percent rating, revealed the latest survey conducted by Morning Consult.
As per the survey’s ‘Global Leader Approval Rating Tracker’, within India, 76 percent of respondents expressed approval for PM Modi’s leadership, while 18 percent held a contrary opinion, and six percent abstained from providing feedback.
A consistent triumph for Modi
Prime Minister Modi has consistently secured the top position in these global rankings, maintaining an approval rating between 75-80 percent over the past several years, reports said.
The international community has also acknowledged Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. The Russian President Vladimir Putin recently hailed Modi saying that the Indian leader cannot be intimidated and always remains resolute in actions that serve India’s interests.
This commanding approval rating placed Prime Minister Modi ahead of other world leaders, who are trailing behind by a huge margin such as:
- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at 66 percent
- Switzerland President Alain Berset with 58 percent.
- Brazilian President Lula da Silva secured the fourth position with a 49 percent approval rating.
- Australian PM Anthony Albanese took the fifth spot with a 47 percent rating.
- Italian PM Giorgia Meloni held the sixth position with a 41 percent approval rating.
Notably, absent from the top five are United States President Joe Biden and British PM Rishi Sunak.
Those with less than 40 percent approval ratings:
Leaders such as Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz.
According to the survey, US President Joe Biden has a 37 percent approval rating, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau stood at 31 percent, UK PM Rishi Sunak at 25 percent, and French President Emmanuel Macron at just 24 percent.
