Najib’s approval rating continues to drop
Malaysia Chronicle | 27-Feb-2013 – Public opinion pollster Merdeka Center has reported a drop in prime minister Najib Razak’s popularity, falling 2 percent since December last year to 61 percent as at January 2013. Over the past 12 months, Najib’s popularity has steadily declined from 69 percent. “The survey shows that satisfaction among Chinese and […]
BN DEATH KNELL: Najib’s popularity plunges further to 61%, hit by ERODING MALAY SUPPORT –
Malaysia Chronicle | 26-Feb-2013 – Prime Minister Najib Razak’s popularity plunged another 2 percentage points to 61%, confirming the growing views that his political strategy has been heavily flawed, ceding the upper-hand to Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim and his Pakatan Rakyat coalition as the country’s general election nears. The 59-year-old Najib is now the least […]
PM’s approval rating drops two points
Malaysiakini.com | 10-Jan-2013 – Just months before the 13th general election (GE13) is to take place, a survey found that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s popularity rating has dropped two points to 63 percent, from 65 percent last November. “While satisfaction among Malay and Indian voters remained strong at 77 percent and 76 percent respectively, […]
BN needs to milk Najib’s popularity harder, say analysts – By Clara Chooi
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 02-Jan-2013 ― The Barisan Nasional (BN) must do more to cash in on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s popularity as issues of the day could threaten their hold on Putrajaya, say analysts commenting on the latest Merdeka Center survey. The analysts also noted the BN government’s approval remains low despite […]
Sabah’s illegal immigrant issue electoral fodder for Pakatan, says Dr M – By Mohd Farhan Darwis
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 09-Oct-2012 — The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition pact will likely go to town with the latest findings published by independent research institute Merdeka Center on the plethora of issues surrounding Sabah, the country’s easternmost and poorest state in the run-up to polls, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. The […]
Sabah BN must overcome voters’ unhappiness, state leaders say – By Ida Lim
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 07-Oct-2012 — The Sabah government needs to find out why voters surveyed last month are dissatisfied with it, especially the economy, and work to improve their services, say Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders from the coalition’s key votebank. A Merdeka Center survey released on Friday showed that 57 per cent […]
Merdeka Centre survey a ploy to discredit Sabah CM: Salleh
My Sinchew.com | KOTA KINABALU, 06-Oct-2012 — Opinion polls and surveys have advantages to a certain extent, but if not properly carried out, can be flawed and disrespectful to certain parties, said Sabah Umno deputy head Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak. Without saying as much that a recent Merdeka Centre survey was wrong, Salleh said […]
Musa Aman’s approval rating slumps below 50pct
The Malaysian Insider | 05-Oct-2012 – A public opinion poll has found that voter satisfaction of Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman in the state has taken a dive to below 50 percent although the approval rating for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak still remains high. A survey by the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research has […]
CM’s ratings take a dive, Najib’s remain high among Sabah voters
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 05-Oct-2012 — Voters in Sabah remained happy with Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s performance as prime minister, but Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman’s ratings fell sharply, a recent poll by Merdeka Center showed. Najib’s ratings remained stable at 75 per cent, but Musa’s fell from 60 per cent in November […]
Sabah BN says ‘serious’, doing its best for state – By Ida Lim
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 04-Oct-2012 — The Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) government is “serious” and is doing its “best” to solve the issues faced by the people, including the major issue of illegal immigrants, says the coalition’s state secretary Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan. A Merdeka Center survey showed that only 54 per cent […]