The President’s Government Luis Lacalle Pou has received a mixed evaluation by Uruguayan citizens, according to a survey carried out by the consulting firm Opción Consultores and recently published in telenoche (Channel 4). It is one of the moments of lowest popularity of the right-wing president, in the midst of the controversy over the case of Alexander Astesianohis former head of presidential custody, who was sentenced to four and a half years in prison after leading an organization that sold fake passports.
The results show that 11% of Uruguayans consider that the president’s management is “very good”, while 32% think it is “good”. 27% consider that government management is neither good nor bad, and 16% rate it as “bad”, while 13% consider it “very bad”. 2% do not know or do not answer.
Total government approval reaches 43%, against a disapproval of 29%, which yields a “positive gap” of +14, according to the consultant’s report. The report also indicates that the results are stable and that the variations are within the margin of error compared to the previous two quarters.
An expected measurement, within everything
Despite this, the current approval levels are within the levels of the current government cycle.far from the honeymoon period of the beginning of the administration and 8 points below the approval enjoyed in February 2022, when the government completed its second year, according to the consultant.
The report highlights that, despite this, the data shows a predominantly favorable balance, especially if one takes into account that the approval floors are usually found at this point in the cycle and if the current records are compared with those belonging to other presidential administrations. in the country after the democratic recovery.
The telephone survey was carried out between February 15 and 24 with 810 people over the age of 18 residing in the national territory.
