(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The presidential bid of Sao Paulo governor Jose Serra is losing traction as the election year draws near, according to a poll by Instituto Sensus. 31.8 per cent of respondents would vote for Serra of the conservative Brazilian Party of Social Democracy (PSDB) in the 2010 election, down 7.7 points since September.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The vast majority of people in Peru would support holding a referendum on whether voting should become voluntary as opposed to mandatory, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 74 per cent of respondents agree with holding the referendum, while 24 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Mexico’s presidency could return to the hands of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in the next election, according to a poll by GEA-ISA. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the PRI candidate in the next presidential ballot, up four points since August.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains undoubtedly popular, according to a poll by Instituto Sensus. 78.9 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, up 2.1 points since September.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The number of Cubans calling for an overhaul of the country’s political system has increased, according to a poll by the International Republican Institute. If given the chance, 75.2 per cent of respondents would vote to change the current system into a democracy, up 12 points since November 2008.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Conservative candidate Sebastián Piñera will likely enter the second round of Chile’s upcoming presidential election, but his contender is yet to be defined, according to a poll by Universidad del Desarrollo published in La Segunda. 38 per cent of respondents would vote for Piñera of the Coalition for Change (CC) in the December ballot, down one point since August.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Mexican president Felipe Calderón’s approval rating remains stable but his disapproval numbers have increased significantly, according to a poll by GEA-ISA. 46 per cent of respondents are disappointed with the president’s performance, up nine points since August.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Presidential hopefuls in Peru remain moderately unpopular but there are two discernible frontrunners, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 23 per cent of respondents would vote for Lima mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio in the 2011 ballot, up one point since October.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Mexico believe freedom was the main achievement of the Mexican Revolution, according to a poll by El Universal. 40 per cent of respondents feel this way about the armed struggle that began in 1910.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – José Mujica is expected to win tomorrow’s presidential run-off in Uruguay, according to a poll by Interconsult. 50 per cent of respondents would support the leftist Progressive Encounter – Broad Front (EP-FA) candidate in the ballot.
