Zone 1- Asia Summary, Week # 101

January 03-09, 2010

MIDDLE EAST

Governing Likud Keeps Upper Hand in Israel
Israel’s governing party remains the most popular group in the country, according to a poll by Shvakim Panorama released by Israel Radio. A prospective tally of seats shows that the Likud party would get 29 mandates in the next election to the Knesset, unchanged since July.
January 09, 2010

Israelis Wanted Livni to Join Government
Many adults in Israel would have welcomed a deal to invite Kadima leader Tzipi Livni into the cabinet, according to a poll by Shvakim Panorama released by Israel Radio. 45.9 per cent of respondents support the proposal put forth by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while 29.5 per cent oppose it.
January 06, 2010

EAST ASIA

Aquino’s Son Could Be Next Filipino President
Benigno Aquino III, the son of former president Corazon Aquino, could win the race to become the next head of state of the Philippines, according to a poll by Social Weather Stations. 59 per cent of respondents think "Noynoy Aquino" should succeed the current president, down one point since September.
January 06, 2010

JAPAN & KOREA

Hatoyama Drops Below 50% in Japan
Public support for the Japanese government dropped considerably last month, according to a poll by Kyodo News. 47.2 per cent of respondents approve of Yukio Hatoyama’s cabinet, down 16.5 points since November.
January 07, 2010

MULTI-COUNTARY POLL

Majority of Yemenis See Benefit From Relations With West
Gallup data reveal the average Yemeni sees greater interaction between the Muslim world and the West as a benefit and views the quality of this interaction as personally important. This is also true for most of the predominant Muslim countries.
January 08, 2010
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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.