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Allawi support by iraqis falls { October 24 2004 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/23/1098474928682.html?oneclick=true http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/23/1098474928682.html?oneclick=true Domestic support for Allawi falls By Deborah Zabarenko Washington October 24, 2004 Support among Iraqis for the US-appointed Government in Baghdad has plunged since it was installed this summer, a survey has found. The survey brought unwelcome news for the Bush Administration as it fights to build stability before elections in January. It also indicated that Iraqis are most strongly influenced by their religious, rather than secular, leaders. The survey, carried out at the end of last month, showed popular support for interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had dropped more than 20 percentage points since July. Washington formally handed sovereignty to Iraq at the end of June. Just over 45 per cent of those surveyed said Mr Allawi had been effective since taking office in June, down from more than 66 per cent in July, and support for his Government plummeted from 62 per cent to 43 per cent over the same period. The survey was carried out by the International Republican Institute, a government-funded body that promotes democracy and which is helping oversee efforts to build political parties in Iraq. It found religious leaders carry more political weight than tribal leaders, the Government or political parties with potential Iraqi voters. The Washington Post, reporting figures on Friday not publicly released by the institute, said the survey also found that the most popular politician in Iraq was Abdel Aziz Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Fifty-one per cent said they wanted him in the national assembly, which will pick a new government. Mr Allawi was second, with 47 per cent of Iraqis supporting him for a seat in the new parliament if elections were held now, and rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was third, with 46 per cent, the newspaper said. President George Bush said last week that he would grudgingly accept an Islamic fundamentalist government in Iraq if the Iraqi people voted to create one in free elections. Forty per cent of those surveyed said a cleric's endorsement of a candidate would make them more inclined to vote for that candidate, more than for political parties, tribal leaders and the Government combined. More than 45 per cent of Iraqis believe their country is heading in the wrong direction, up from 31 per cent 10 weeks ago, and 55 per cent do not believe the interim Government represents their interests. - Reuters

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