Only 2% think Panday is doing an excellent job, 72% disaprove of him

A new poll suggests that 41 per cent of respondents believe that opposition leader Basdeo Panday's performance is not satisfactory.

It gives him only a 2 per cent "excellent" rating with 72 per cent saying his performance is either poor or extremely poor. Panday got a 7 per cent "good" rating and 19 per cent of respondents believe he is doing a fair job.

But Prime Minister Patrick Manning didn't do all that well either. His "excellent" rating is only 3 per cent, one percentage point higher than Panday's and only 11 per cent think he is doing an "good" job.

His disapproval rating - poor or extremely poor performance - is 57 per cent.

The poll indicated that part of Panday's unpopularity stems from his inability or reluctance to end in-fighting in the party or control his MPs.

The poll also suggests that Panday is making more political enemies rather than uniting the opposition forces.

A total of 62 per cent of those surveyed said the former prime minister is a stumbling block to opposition unity.

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