Colombian President Alvaro Uribe can count on more support of Ecuadorians than his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, a poll published Wednesday showed.
According to a Gallup poll held in Ecuador, the citizens of the country like the Colombian president better than the Venezuelan leader, despite their countries strain relations with Colombia and close ties with Venezuela.
"Uribe is more popular than Chavez ... Chavez can count on the sympathy of 29% of the Ecuadorians, but Uribe has 37% and President [Rafael] Correa obtained 51% in the last week," Cedatos-Gallup director Polivio Cordova told television network Teleamazonas.
The poll was held just after the UNASUR summit in Argentina where the three leaders were discussing the planned expansion of U.S. military personnel in Colombia.
The same poll was also held in Colombia and Venezuela.
In Colombia, Uribe is approved of by 69% of the interviewed, Correa only by 13% and Chavez by 14%.
In Venezuela, Chavez is only barely more popular than his Colombian counterpart. 48% of the Venezuelans said to approve of their leader, while 46% were positive about Uribe. Correa can count on the sympathy of 3% of the Venezuelans.
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... How much faith can you put in opinion polls, and from Gallup in Ecuador? Eg see http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/13611 Álvaro Noboa is the top presidential contender in Ecuador, according to a poll by Cedatos/Gallup. 58 per cent of decided voters would back the Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN) candidate in next month's second round. Former economy minister Rafael Correa of Alliance Country (AP) would finish second with 42 per cent. The actual result turned out to the reverse, Correa got 57% of the vote. |
