Polls & Research
Archive Search
President Morales Drops to 75% in Bolivia
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Public support for Evo Morales fell this month in Bolivia, according to a poll by Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado. 75 per cent of respondents approve of their president's performance, down six points since May.
Morales—an indigenous leader—won the December 2005 presidential election as the candidate for the Movement to Socialism (MAS), with 53.72 per cent of the vote. He was officially sworn in on Jan. 22.
A vote to establish a constituent assembly and a referendum on the current division of powers have been scheduled for Jul. 2. The assembly is part of Morales' reform plan, and seeks to modify the judicial and economic regulations in the South American country to bring an end to "centuries of marginalization."
Yesterday in an interview published in Argentina's Página 12, Morales accused the United States of launching covert operations in Bolivia, saying, "The position of the U.S. about our government has already been decided—they are conspiring against our government. The military presence of the U.S. has been camouflaged through students who allegedly come here to study the Quechua language, when according to our information, they are gathering intelligence."
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of Evo Morales' performance as president?
Jun. 2006 | May 2006 | Apr. 2006 | |
Approve | 75% | 81% | 68% |
Disapprove | 20% | 15% | 23% |
No opinion | 5% | 4% | 9% |
Source: Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado
Methodology: Interviews with 2,153 Bolivian adults in La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, conducted from Jun. 12 to Jun. 19, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.