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Salvadorans Overwhelmingly Back Funes
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of people in El Salvador continue to support the leadership of Mauricio Funes, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 83.4 per cent of respondents agree with the way the president is governing, down 5.8 points since November.
El Salvador held a legislative election in January 2009. 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 2009. The FMLN’s Funes 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 took office in June.
On Mar. 8, Funes met with United States president Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. Obama praised his guest, saying, "I have been following the president since his election (...) and have been very favourably impressed by the steps he has taken to try to break down political divisions within the country and move it forward. (...) We want to assist in any way we can, in making sure that there’s adequate credit and infrastructure and other tools that can bring about the long-term prosperity within El Salvador."
Polling Data
Do you agree or disagree with the way Mauricio Funes is governing?
|
|
Mar. 2010 |
Nov. 2009 |
Aug. 2009 |
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Agree |
83.4% |
88.2% |
84.6% |
|
Disagree |
13.9% |
9.2% |
11.7% |
Source: Consulta Mitofsky
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,200 Salvadoran adults, conducted from Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, 2010. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.
