{"id":50426,"date":"2015-12-23T22:57:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T04:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=50426"},"modified":"2015-12-23T15:35:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T22:35:11","slug":"putin-for-pm-4-out-of-5-say-they-would-prefer-russian-president-than-cameron-as-uk-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/12\/23\/putin-for-pm-4-out-of-5-say-they-would-prefer-russian-president-than-cameron-as-uk-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin for PM: 4 out of 5 say they would prefer Russian president than Cameron as UK leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>By <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/search\/Tom+Batchelor?s=Tom+Batchelor&amp;b=1\">TOM BATCHELOR<\/a>\u00a0Courtesy The Daily Express<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has beaten David Cameron to be crowned the most popular choice for the next prime minster of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<div id=\"componentDiv_gig_containerParent\" class=\"panel new\">\n<div class=\"publish-info\">\n<div class=\"author\">The ex-KGB strongman attracted the support of four out of five Express.co.uk readers, compared with just one in five who opted for the current PM running the country.<\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<section class=\"text-description\">\n<p class=\"storycopy\">Asked &#8216;Who would you rather was Britain&#8217;s prime minister?&#8217;, 78 per cent chose the Russian president, while 22 per cent voted for Mr Cameron.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"box two-related-articles clear\">\n<header>\n<h3>RELATED ARTICLES<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/183x122\/627571_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"clearfix\" href=\"http:\/\/express.co.uk\/news\/world\/627571\/Vladimir-Putin-praises-Donald-Trump-Russia-USA\">Vladimir Putin hails &#8216;very talented and flamboyant&#8217; 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