Central Asia
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A median of 43% of adults in Asia approved of Germany's leadership in 2021, closely followed by 41% who approved of U.S. leadership.
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Before the recent unrest in Kazakhstan, people's confidence in their government was at an all-time low, and many were struggling to get by on their current income.
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Before the recent unrest, Kyrgyzstanis' approval of their now-former president, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, had dropped from 77% in 2018 to 57% in 2019.
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Gallup's Regional Director for the World Poll in former Soviet states, Neli Esipova, shares her thoughts on issues women face in her region.