On March 21, 2018, elections in 335 municipalities in the Netherlands were held as well as a national consultative referendum on the Intelligence and Security Services Act. Ipsos conducted exit polls in six municipalities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Enschede, Weert and Emmen) and a nationwide exit poll for the referendum vote. Based on our exit polls, we gave an indication of the election results and turnout, which was subsequently broadcast by the NOS on national television.
This vote generates a deeply transformed nation. The map comparing Italy in 2013 and today, shows the deep and, in our opinion, irreversible changes for the Country. Some commentators have labelled this ‘the 3 Italies’, but what we see is a new form of a bi-polar system. Centre-right powered by Lega and 5StarsMovement are the undisputed winners , while the Left taken as a whole has been ousted from the game.
10% of Americans perceive crime as the number one issue facing America, a 4-point increase from the beginning of the year, while President Trump's approval rating remains steady.
“I resign as president of the Republic with immediate effect. Even though I disagree with the decision of the leadership of my organisation.” These words of ex-president Jacob Zuma brought to end nine difficult years in the short history of the South African democracy.
Join us on 15 March 2018 when Ipsos country experts from around the globe will joined by specialists in the field to discuss the similarities and differences in public perceptions towards immigration.
The country is still heading in the wrong direction to 94% of Brazilians, repeating the result of previous months. This decline in confidence in Brazil was trigged in January 2015 and stabilized at very high levels since then. Everything indicates that this perception will only change with the economy recovery and the reduction of uncertainties regarding the electoral scenario.
February 12 - Ipsos is participating in a one-day symposium, examining the causes and consequences of nativism, its relationship with immigration, and their influences on politics and policy throughout the world.
