Najib’s Popularity Slips as Malaysia Foes Plan Election Rally
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Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak’s approval rating fell to the lowest level in 16 months as his opponents aim to draw 100,000 people to the capital to build momentum before an election that he must call before May.
Najib’s approval rating fell to 63 percent in December, down from 65 percent in November and the lowest since he received 59 percent support in August 2011, the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research said today. Support among ethnic Chinese voters fell to 34 percent, according to the survey of 1,018 people on Peninsular Malaysia conducted between Dec. 15 and Dec. 28. The margin of error was estimated at 3.07 percentage points.