Argentines Expect Great Things In 2004
(CPOD) Dec. 30, 2003 – Residents of Argentina have positive views on the future, according to a poll by CEOP. 64.8 per cent of respondents expect the country’s situation to be better in 2004.
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(CPOD) Dec. 30, 2003 – Residents of Argentina have positive views on the future, according to a poll by CEOP. 64.8 per cent of respondents expect the country’s situation to be better in 2004.
Argentina has endured an economic crisis since 2000, when the country was no longer able to keep its currency’s fixed exchange rate to the United States dollar. A decline in consumer confidence provoked substantial withdrawals from banks and by late 2001—amid violent protests and riots—president Fernando de la Rºa resigned.
This past May, Néstor Kirchner was elected president. The head of state revoked a decree that prohibited military officers from being tried in foreign countries. The decision effectively withdraws immunity for 40 people suspected of human rights violations during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
Economy minister Roberto Lavagna recently stated that Argentina’s economy would grow by seven per cent in the second half of 2003, well above original expectations.
Polling Data
Do you expect the situation of the country to get better or worse in 2004?
Better | 64.8% |
The same | 26.5% |
Worse | 3.5% |
Source: Centro de Estudios de la Opini³n Pºblica (CEOP)
Methodology: Interviews to 1,200 Argentine adults, conducted in December 2003. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
