The disapproval of the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, rose from 58% last July to 59.9% this month, while his approval rose slightly from 35% to 35.7% in the same period, revealed a survey by the Invamer firm.
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The survey, conducted for Noticias Caracol and the Blu Radio station, indicates that in Bogotá the disapproval of the president was 62.4% in November, a drop of 5.4 points compared to July.
Meanwhile, the vice president and Minister of Equality, Francia Márquez, he went from 59.6% disapproval in July to 65.7% in November, while his approval fell from 26.4% to 23.2%.
Among the former Colombian presidents who are alive, the one with the greatest favorable image is Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018), with 49.1%; followed by Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010), with 48.7%; Iván Duque (2018-2022), with 37.6%; César Gaviria (1990-1994), with 30.1%; Andrés Pastrana (1998-2002), with 26.1%, and Ernesto Samper (1994-1998), with 25.6%.
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Looking ahead to the 2026 presidential elections, The former mayors of Medellín Sergio Fajardo (15.4%) and Bogotá Claudia López (12.6%) lead the voting intention.
They are followed by former vice president Germán Vargas Lleras (9.2%), as well as journalist Vicky Dávila, former director of Semana Magazine who announced her candidacy this month, and the director of the Department of Social Prosperity (DPS), Gustavo Bolívar, both with 8.6%.
The survey was carried out on 1,200 people from “all socioeconomic levels at the national level, with urban and rural coverage”, in 56 Colombian municipalities, of which 17 are departmental capitals.
EFE
