According to Vecernje Novosti newspaper,
Putin is followed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping (61% of the polled).
BELGRADE,
January 11. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin remains the most popular
foreign politician in Serbia, with 80% Serbians having sympathetic views
towards the Russian leader, Vecernje Novosti newspaper said on Wednesday citing
a Gallup opinion poll.
According
to the newspaper, Putin is followed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping (61% of the
polled). Third is German Chancellor Angela Merkel (38%). About a third of
respondents spoke positively about US and French Presidents, Donald Trump and
Emmanuel Macron, fourth and fifth respectively.
The Serbs
don’t like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, British Prime Minister
Theresa May, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani, who enjoys support of mere 17% of respondents.
Putin has
been enjoying high popularity in Serbia over the past 15 years. After his
convincing victory at the presidential elections back in 2012, Serbia’s
ex-President Tomislav Nikolic said the only person he could have lost to was
Vladimir Putin.
Source: ITAR-TASS 11-01-2018
