(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public opinion regarding Michelle Bachelet’s performance is evenly split in Chile, according to a poll by Adimark Gfk. 42.4 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s job in leading the country, while 41.4 per cent disapprove of it.

Bachelet—a former defence minister—was elected in a January 2006 run-off as the candidate for the centre-left Agreement of Parties for Democracy (CPD) with 53.49 per cent of all cast ballots. She officially took over as president in March 2006.

Since taking office, Bachelet has faced massive protests staged by high school students complaining about the poor quality of public education, as well as street demonstrations in Santiago, the capital city, over the botched implementation of a new transportation program called Transantiago.

On Jun. 20, Bachelet warned that the country is facing an economic slowdown, saying, "It has all come at once. We have inflation, a low dollar, which is good for some things and bad for others, and that means that the Chilean economy has slowed its rhythm.’’

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of Michelle Bachelet’s performance as president?

Source: Adimark Gfk
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,032 Chilean adults, conducted from Jun. 6 to Jun. 26, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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