Europeans back Obama in poll

More than 90 percent of northern Europeans would vote for President Barack Obama if they were able to cast ballots in the United Sates' election next week because they see Mitt Romney as too right wing, said pollster YouGov.

While US polls show Obama and Romney are neck-and-neck, European voters in seven northern European countries expressed overwhelming support for the incumbent President.

"By continental European standards, Obama is considered right-of-centre or even right-wing," said YouGov's Joe Twyman.

"Then you have Romney who's even more right wing. You've moved even further from European comfort levels."

The survey questioned about 7,500 people in Britain, Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.