Zelenskyy inspires widespread confidence from U.S. public as views of Putin hit new low
72% of Americans have confidence in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, higher than any other international leader asked about.
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72% of Americans have confidence in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, higher than any other international leader asked about.
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Around two-thirds of adults in Germany, France and the UK say it is important for their national government to make voting compulsory.
We asked respondents in both countries to, in their own words, define what democracy means to them. Most commonly, people mention three broad concepts: freedom and human rights, elections and procedures, and having a voice in government.
In preelection tweets about the U.S., lawmakers abroad focused on how the election will affect bilateral ties and trade.
The pandemic has had a divisive effect on a sense of national unity in many of the countries surveyed: A median of 46% feel more national unity now than before the coronavirus outbreak, while 48% think divisions have grown.
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