(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Two-thirds of people in El Salvador think the country will do well under the administration of Mauricio Funes, according to a poll by Universidad Centroamericana. 67.7 per cent of respondents think the current situation will improve with the new president’s government.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Two-thirds of people in El Salvador think the country will do well under the administration of Mauricio Funes, according to a poll by Universidad Centroamericana. 67.7 per cent of respondents think the current situation will improve with the new president’s government.
El Salvador held a legislative election in January. Final results gave the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) 42.60 per cent of the vote and 35 seats in the Legislative Assembly, followed by the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) with 38.55 per cent and 32 seats. The National Conciliation Party (PCN), the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), and the Democratic Change (CD) party also elected members to the legislature.
A presidential election took place in March. The FMLN’s Funes—a former broadcast journalist—won with 51.32 per cent of all cast ballots, defeating ARENA’s Rodrigo Ávila. ARENA had won four straight presidential elections in the Central American country. Incumbent president Antonio Saca was ineligible for a consecutive term in office.
Funes was sworn in on Jun. 1. The new president declared: "The Salvadoran people asked for a change. Change starts now."
Polling Data
Do you think the country will improve, stay the same, or worsen with the new government?
|
Improve |
67.7% |
|
Stay the same |
20.1% |
|
Worsen |
5.6% |
Source: Universidad Centroamericana
Methodology: Interviews to 1,261 Salvadoran adults, conducted from Apr. 27 to May 6, 2009. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
