Credit:UNESCO

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Felipe Calderón enjoys a high support rate in Mexico, according to a poll by Reforma. 62 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, down two points since May.

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.

Last month, Mexico was shaken by the death of Fernando Martí, the 14-year-old son of well-known business man Alejandro Martí, who had been kidnapped in June. Investigators have suggested that the perpetrators were police officers.

On Sept. 3, Mexican finance minister Agustín Carstens assured that crime has a direct negative impact on the country’s economy, saying, "We estimate that this feeling of insecurity in the country takes away approximately one percentage point of growth."

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of Felipe Calderón’s performance as president?

Source: Reforma
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,515 Mexican adults, conducted on Aug. 16 and Aug. 17, 2008. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

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