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Rodríguez Tenure Will Be Positive, Say Bolivians
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in Bolivia have an optimistic view of their interim president, according to a poll by Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in La Razón. 50 per cent of respondents think Eduardo Rodríguez will be able to lead a government that will be positive for the country.
A series of demonstrations calling for the nationalization of the hydrocarbon industry and constitutional amendments forced previous interim president Carlos Mesa to step down on Jun. 9. Rodríguez—a former chief justice of the Supreme Court—became the country's head of state, promising to hold a presidential election before the end of the year.
Yesterday, Rodríguez signed a decree to schedule a presidential and legislative ballot for Dec. 4, following the passage of the electoral timetable by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. A constituent assembly and a referendum on the current division of powers would take place in July 2006.
Rodríguez publicly commended elected lawmakers for their "detachment" in accepting to shorten their mandates, adding, "Only in a democratic system will we achieve solutions to the current crisis."
Polling Data
Do you think Eduardo Rodríguez will be able to lead a government that will be positive for the country?
Yes | 50% |
No | 31% |
No reply | 19% |
Source: Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado / La Razón
Methodology: Interviews to 1,023 adult Bolivians in La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, conducted from Jun. 11 to Jun. 21, 2005. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.