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All of which seems to have led to a bottoming out of Mr Sarkozy's approval ratings, which had been in free fall over the past two years.

As if to prove the point, the China-Japan summit appears to have done nothing for Mr Fukuda's approval ratings, which are plummeting.

Forbes cited Rousseff for her leadership of the world's eighth-largest economy and approval ratings within her country.

Typically, he said, presidential approval ratings hover about 20 percentage points above the national 'right direction' number.

My approval ratings may be sinking, he said, but they "are still very high in the country of my birth" .

Approval ratings for Congress as an institution, and for each party taken separately, are close to historic lows.

Public-opinion polls in Latin America show far higher approval ratings for President Obama than those of his predecessor, George W. Bush.

His approval ratings in opinion polls have leapt over the past few months, as have those of his boss, Michelle Bachelet, Chile's president.

Not even the sunny disposition of Ronald Reagan could stop his approval ratings plunging as he faced the mid-terms of 1982.

In this chart we track Mr Obama's approval ratings from the time of his inauguration.

Obama's public approval ratings and hampered candidates from his Democratic Party.

And America is in an anti-establishment mood: the Democratic Congress has even lower approval ratings, at about 27%, than George Bush.

Specifically, Mr. Obama's approval ratings, while good, aren't exceptionally high by historical standards for a new president.

By the end of his first year in office in 1981, Ronald Reagan saw his approval ratings drop below 50 percent as unemployment increased.

In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's approval ratings have fallen amid scandals over his personal and legal affairs.

Next week, when Levada puts out its own political poll, Dubin expects the approval ratings for both Putin and Medvedev to keep dropping.

Public discontent with Mr Lee and low approval ratings for his Grand National Party (GNP) have emboldened the opposition.

the president, who has dismal approval ratings, spoke to the delegates via a satellite link instead.

Mr Obama receives his lowest approval ratings for his handling of the federal budget deficit.

Mr Obama's approval ratings remain in the 60s, despite the pressure of a global crisis, and the Republicans remain unpopular and rudderless.

David Axelrod says he warned the president early on that his public approval ratings were likely to drop.

The thinking: Bush's low approval ratings might render any presidential tell-all a toxic asset for his publisher.

of low public approval ratings for the Bush presidency in general, and his Iraq policy in particular .

(Among other things, Barack Obama has favorable job approval ratings in every region of the country except the South).

Unfortunately for him, it has been looking ropier ever since, along with his approval ratings.

Like Truman, Johnson and Nixon before him, George Bush has seen his approval ratings wither under the burden of an unpopular war.

This year, thanks to Mr Roh's ineffective rule and abysmal approval ratings, the party faces an uphill battle.

But see, I think it worked brilliantly for the President, because, let's just face facts. His approval ratings are not that high.

That Mr Putin, who enjoys approval ratings of nearly 50%, wants to stay in power is not surprising.

International public opinion polls show Obama with high approval ratings in many countries.

"I think the economy has much more to do with the more recent decline in Obama's approval ratings, " Smith said.

A poll reveals high approval ratings from the Taiwan public over recently signed cross-Strait agreements.

He was elected Bangkok governor in a landslide in 2000 but left office four years later with low approval ratings.

The hapless George Bush is partly to blame for this: his approval ratings are now sub-Nixonian.

The crisis has already hurt Obama, with a poll last week showing his approval ratings drop from 45% to 40%.

And experts point out that these beliefs come as President Obama's public approval ratings are at record lows.

s decision was widely expected amid sinking approval ratings and party infighting.

Within Arizona, people like Sheriff Arpaio, who has been re-elected four times, have soaring approval ratings.

LAST month Barack Obama, following his approval ratings, headed south.

The public sector is against him. His approval ratings are at rock bottom.

Pundits began writing George Bush's political obituary as his approval ratings sank to new lows.

With 80% approval ratings in local polls more than six months after his election, he's still wildly popular.

For a president already burdened with approval ratings well below 30 percent, this is not welcome news.

Approval ratings for Congress are significantly lower, averaging just over 22 percent.

Tony Blair won three elections too, and Bill Clinton left office with approval ratings of 68 per cent, the same as Reagan's.

Partly because of the shooting, the approval ratings of Sheikh Hasina's government, already drooping, have slid further.

Local elections and referenda in May dealt him serious blows: His approval ratings are below 25 percent.

Mr Serra has a head start. His approval ratings in the country's most populous state are high.

Despite the good news, Mr Obama's approval ratings, though high, are slipping.

Many voters agreed: his final approval ratings hovered around 22 percent, a near-record low.

The good news for Mr Papandreou is that, so far, his approval ratings have held up.

Mr. Fukuda's cabinet has recently had approval ratings around 30%.

Bartz's approval ratings among her employees slid from 90% after her arrival to 24% this summer.

His approval ratings remained high to the end, even though he cut the city budget.

The Gallup poll gave the Senator an 83 per cent approval ratings.

Now, their approval ratings have cratered, and they have turned to football for support.

After the 1998 crisis Yeltsin's approval ratings, already in the dumps, plummeted from 15% to 1%.

The government's high approval ratings are on the slide.

Mr. Obama's approval ratings average just below 50 percent in recent polls, down sharply from this time last year.

I take it seriously that my approval ratings are down significantly, but I'm not going to quit

Kan, 64, saw his approval ratings tumble amid a perceived lack of leadership after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis

According to Michael Wilkerson who writes at Foreign Policy blog, Obama's use of new media might boost his global approval ratings

Just one look at his approval ratings says it all: