(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public support for Felipe Calderón remains stable in Mexico, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 53.4 per cent of respondents agree with the way the president is governing, up one point since January.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public support for Felipe Calderón remains stable in Mexico, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 53.4 per cent of respondents agree with the way the president is governing, up one point since January.
Mexican voters chose their new president in July 2006. Official results placed Calderón of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) as the winner with 36.68 per cent of all cast ballots. Calderón—a former energy secretary—took over as Mexico’s head of state in December. During his campaign, he vowed to combat illicit drug trafficking and drug-related crime, as well as to boost Mexico’s economy.
Mexico held a mid-term legislative election in July 2009. The opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) received 36.68 per cent of the vote, compared to 27.98 per cent for the PAN. The number of PAN lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies was decimated from 206 to 146. The PRI now controls 241 seats in the 500-member lower house, plus 17 seats from its ally, the Green Environmentalist Party (PVEM).
On Mar. 4, Calderón discussed his views on health care, saying, "Because of its importance for Mexico and Mexicans, health is something that cannot and should not have party biases or electoral calendars. It requires placing our agreements over our differences and is a task that calls for unity and work from everyone."
Polling Data
Do you agree or disagree with the way Felipe Calderón is governing?
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Feb. 2010
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Jan. 2010
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Oct. 2009
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Agree
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53.4%
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52.4%
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58.2%
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Disagree
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44.2%
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45.7%
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40.1%
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Source: Consulta Mitofsky
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Feb. 18 to Feb. 22, 2010. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
