(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla begins her tenure with acceptable numbers, according to a poll by Unimer published in La Nación. 38 per cent of respondents rate Chinchilla’s performance as very good or good.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla begins her tenure with acceptable numbers, according to a poll by Unimer published in La Nación. 38 per cent of respondents rate Chinchilla’s performance as very good or good.
Chinchilla won the February 2010 presidential election as the National Liberation Party (PLN) candidate with 46.78 per cent of the vote. She took over from fellow PLN member Óscar Arias in May.
Chinchilla discussed the results of the survey, saying. "We have been in office for just a few days, and I think the good thing to do is admit that there is room for growth."
Polling Data
How would you rate the performance of Laura Chinchilla as president?
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Very good / Good
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38%
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Average
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43%
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Bad / Very bad
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12%
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Not sure
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7%
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Source: Unimer / La Nación
Methodology: Interviews with 1,210 Costa Rican adults, conducted from Jul. 22 to Jul. 30, 2010. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
