BORIS GETS BIGGEST BOOST FROM CORONA CRISIS

In times of trouble and crisis, people usually rally to the incumbent leaders. This is because the masses are scared little children and want a daddy or mummy figure to hold their hand.

We have seen a roughly similar pattern with the coronavirus emergency that is rocking the World. Most leaders have seen a strong uptick in their poll numbers. But the strongest uptick has been for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as the following graph reveals:

While Mexico's Obrador has the highest poll ratings, the Corona emergency hasn't really improved his numbers since the World Health Organisation officially declared Covid-19 a pandemic on the 11th of March. However, Johnson has soared from a net approval near zero to almost +30. 

Boris is also the only leader who has tested "positive" for the coronavirus, which may have won him a few sympathy points.

Germany's Merkel, Canada's Trudeau, and Australia's Morrison have also made healthy gains. Even France's deeply unpopular President Emmanuel Macron has climbed up the basement steps a little, going from a minus-40 to a minus-20 rating. Trump too has done well, going from around minus-10 to almost +10.

All-in-all coronavirus has been a godsend for our elected leaders, although it's kind of funny that the Prime Ministers of Spain and Italy have been left off the graph.

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