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Musharraf's approval rating slumps
President Pervez Musharrafs approval rating nosedived 20 points in four months to 34 percent by early July, a month when his political standing suffered more blows, a US survey released on Wednesday found. It was the first time General Musharraf had scored approval ratings below 50 percent since the Washington-based International Republican Institute (IRI) began polling in 2002. With elections looming in the coming months, Musharraf has tried to shore up his position by reaching out to self-exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The poll showed 32 percent of Pakistanis believed Bhutto was the best leader to handle the problems, followed by Musharraf with 27 percent, reversing the positions in the last poll conducted in February/March. The two main leaders of Islamist parties only garnered seven percent between them. When asked who they would choose as president, 39 percent of voters picked Bhutto and 30pc said Musharraf. Fifty-one percent described inflation as the top issue, 19 percent cited unemployment and 13 percent said poverty. Posted by: Fred 2007-08-02 |
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