(CPOD) Mar. 31, 2003 – A referendum that calls for a freeze on government spending in Colombia may not have enough voter support, according to a poll by Invamer Gallup published in Semana magazine. Only 17.9 per cent of respondents say they would definitely participate in the plebiscite, while 32.7 per cent have decided not to participate.The referendum needs a turnout of 25 per cent of all regist
(CPOD) Mar. 30, 2003 – Former president Carlos Menem is the frontrunner in Argentina’s presidential race, according to a poll by Hugo Haime y Asociados. 20 per cent of respondents say they would vote for Menem in the Apr. 27 election. Governor of the Santa Cruz province Néstor Kirchner is second with 18 per cent, and Adolfo Rodriguez Sa¡—governor of San Luis—is third. The three leading candidates
(CPOD) Mar. 26, 2003 – Mexicans overwhelmingly support their government’s decision to stay out of the Iraqi conflict, according to a poll by newspaper Reforma. 82 per cent of respondents say they agree with head of state Vicente Fox, who assured the country it would not participate in any coalition to disarm Iraq.
