Serbia Prefers ‘Alpha’ Putin Over Own Prime Minister

A Serbian survey found that Serbs trust Vladimir Putin more than their own leader, and most would be happy to enter into a political and economic union with Russia.

Serbs trust Russian President Vladimir Putin more than any other leader, including their own, and would rather join a political and economic union with Russia than the European Union, a survey has found.

 The poll of 1,100 adults in Serbia was carried out by the magazine ‘New Serbian Political Thought,’ [NSPM] and asked them which political leader they had most faith in. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandr Vucic was the most trusted Serbian politician, and had the trust of 34.6 percent of respondents.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoyed more trust from respondents, who were also asked which foreign leader they trusted the most. According to the survey, President Putin has the trust of 36.1 percent of Serbs, far ahead of Angela Merkel, the next most popular, trusted by 7.3 percent.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was next with 1.6 percent, and US President Barack Obama has the trust of just 0.5 percent of Serbs.

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