Survey question from The 2022 Arab Opinion Index
Category: GOVERNANCE & POLITICAL SYSTEMS — Populism
Question: Which of the following statements is closest to your point of view? 1: Politicians should follow the opinions of the popular majority, even if the politicians know that those opinions have negative consequences, 2: Politicians should make decisions that are in the best interest of the country, even if those decisions contradict the opinions of the majority
Response scale: 1 to 2
Responses by country (mean, answer distribution):
Egypt: (1.53, {'1.0': '47.30%', '2.0': '52.70%'})
Iraq: (1.74, {'2.0': '74.30%', '1.0': '25.70%'})
Jordan: (1.68, {'2.0': '68.49%', '1.0': '31.51%'})
Lebanon: (1.74, {'1.0': '25.56%', '2.0': '74.44%'})
Libya: (1.69, {'2.0': '69.00%', '1.0': '31.00%'})
Morocco: (1.62, {'2.0': '61.88%', '1.0': '38.12%'})
Tunisia: (1.76, {'2.0': '76.03%', '1.0': '23.97%'})
Algeria: (1.95, {'2.0': '94.58%', '1.0': '5.42%'})
Saudi Arabia: (1.56, {'1.0': '43.65%', '2.0': '56.35%'})
Sudan: (1.48, {'2.0': '47.86%', '1.0': '52.14%'})
Palestine: (1.62, {'1.0': '38.24%', '2.0': '61.76%'})
Kuwait: (1.34, {'1.0': '65.85%', '2.0': '34.15%'})
Mauritania: (1.53, {'1.0': '47.41%', '2.0': '52.59%'})
Qatar: (1.77, {'2.0': '76.69%', '1.0': '23.31%'})