Putin voted person of the year in poll by Jerusalem Post, with twice as many votes as Bibi

Russian President Vladimir Putin is the person of the year for 2015, according to a poll conducted by the Jerusalem Post.

"Twenty-nine percent of respondents chose Putin as their person of the year," the newspaper reported on Friday.

In second place was German Chancellor Angela Merkel, chosen by 16 percent of voters, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took third place with 15 percent.

Comment: So Putin got almost twice as many votes as Merkel and even Bibi, their own Prime Minister.

Three percent picked Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, two percent Pope Francis and two percent US President Barack Obama; 33 percent of those asked said they didn't know.

The survey of 527 Israeli adults was taken on Tuesday by the Jerusalem Post and its Hebrew-language sister publication. In addition to their person of the year, respondents were also asked about the greatest cause for concern internationally, and domestically.

The Israelis have spoken - Putin is their person of the year for 2015 https://t.co/DQcCRtwFga #IsraelNews pic.twitter.com/NoZdonAS9k— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) January 1, 2016

Regarding the international agenda, 50 percent said the most important challenge is stopping the Islamic State (Daesh), 25 percent cited the Syrian refugee crisis, and ten percent said the US presidential election is the most important development.

With regards to Israel's domestic agenda, 45 percent said terrorism is the greatest problem, followed by 33 percent who said Israel's high cost of living and social inequality is the most important concern.
Comment: Putin is rapidly being recognized around the world as one of the best, if not the best, leaders on our planet today.

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