Poll: Najib more popular than Nik Aziz
Published: Jan 18, 2013 6:02 AM | Updated: Jan 18, 2013 7:50 AM
The popularity of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has continued to rise and is now even greater than that of three of the top opposition leaders, according to a poll by Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA).
The popularity of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has continued to rise and is now even greater than that of three of the top opposition leaders, according to a poll by Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA).
UIA Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Department senior lecturer Prof Syed Arabi Idid said Najib attained 58 percent support in a poll of 1,963 respondents conducted between July 1 and July 31 last year.
This poll makes the premier even more popular then Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (left), who only attained 47 percent support in the July poll, Syed Arabi told Malay daily Berita Harian after a forum on the general election in Kuala Lumpur yesterday .
The poll also marks an increase in popularity for Najib, from the 41 percent approval rating he got when the poll was conducted after the March 2008 general election.
Syed Arabi also told Berita Harian that Najib's popularity was more prominent now, after the public evaluation of his performance over the past five years, including his transformation programmes and promises fulfilled by the government.
PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim got 34 percent support in the poll, a slide from the 46 percent rating he garnered in the March 2008 UIA poll, while DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng was left trailing behind with a 31 percent approval rating.
PM more popular in Sabah, Sarawak too
The university polls, Syed Arabi explained, was conducted in stages, the first involving 1,653 respondents in 2008, followed by 1,370 in May 2012 before the final poll was conducted last July.
Berita Harian also reported that the BN was expected to retain Sabah and Sarawak in the coming general election.
Research conducted in seven areas in Sarawak showed that the support for the BN there has not waned.
In fact, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) senior lecturer Jeniri Amir said the support for the PM in the East Malaysian state was growing.
"Based on observations conducted in the seven areas, 75.4 percent chose BN to win in Sarawak, while 21.3 percent was confident that the opposition coalition would win," Berita Harian quotes Jeniri as saying.
UIA Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Department senior lecturer Prof Syed Arabi Idid said Najib attained 58 percent support in a poll of 1,963 respondents conducted between July 1 and July 31 last year.
This poll makes the premier even more popular then Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (left), who only attained 47 percent support in the July poll, Syed Arabi told Malay daily Berita Harian after a forum on the general election in Kuala Lumpur yesterday .The poll also marks an increase in popularity for Najib, from the 41 percent approval rating he got when the poll was conducted after the March 2008 general election.
Syed Arabi also told Berita Harian that Najib's popularity was more prominent now, after the public evaluation of his performance over the past five years, including his transformation programmes and promises fulfilled by the government.
PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim got 34 percent support in the poll, a slide from the 46 percent rating he garnered in the March 2008 UIA poll, while DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng was left trailing behind with a 31 percent approval rating.
PM more popular in Sabah, Sarawak too
The university polls, Syed Arabi explained, was conducted in stages, the first involving 1,653 respondents in 2008, followed by 1,370 in May 2012 before the final poll was conducted last July.
Berita Harian also reported that the BN was expected to retain Sabah and Sarawak in the coming general election.
Research conducted in seven areas in Sarawak showed that the support for the BN there has not waned.
In fact, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) senior lecturer Jeniri Amir said the support for the PM in the East Malaysian state was growing.
"Based on observations conducted in the seven areas, 75.4 percent chose BN to win in Sarawak, while 21.3 percent was confident that the opposition coalition would win," Berita Harian quotes Jeniri as saying.
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