India for Obama, China for Romney: Poll

BANGALORE, INDIA: Non-Americans across the globe, including India, want incumbent President Barack Obama to be the next American President.

According to a poll, over 570,000 people across the globe have found that non-Americans wanted 51-year-old Obama to remain the President of the United States, the Daily Mail reported.

Research, conducted across 36 countries outside the US, revealed 81 per cent were in favour of Obama spending another four years in office. And only 19 per cent preferred 65-year-old Romney, according to the findings from MSN. In India 64 per cent were in favour of Obama while 36 percent backed Romney, according to the poll.

People in Germany, Russia and Japan also backed Obama over his Republican challenger. Interestingly, the only country that would prefer Romney as the next President was China, with 52 per cent voting in his favour. In the UK, Obama came out with a huge 85 per cent of the vote.

Research, conducted across 36 countries outside the US, revealed 81 per cent were in favour of Obama spending another four years in office.

The latest Washington Post-ABC tracking poll released on Monday gave Obama (50 per cent) a three point lead over Romney (47 per cent), which is still within the margin of statistical error. "The poll also finds that Obama remains the favourite, with 55 per cent of voters saying that he will win in Tuesday's election. By contrast, 35 per cent believe Romney will win while 10 per cent register no opinion," the daily said.

(With inputs from PTI)