June 03, 2003

(CPOD) Jun. 3, 2003 - Francisco Flores gets failing marks in El Salvador, according to a poll by Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas. Asked to assess their president with a number from one to 10, respondents graded Flores with a 5.01.

Flores is starting his fifth and final year as president. 46 per cent of respondents say his performance has been bad, and 47.2 per cent say the situation in the Central American country has worsened during his administration.

Polling Data

What grade would you give to president Francisco Flores?

May 2003	Dec. 2002	Feb. 2000
5.01	5.76	4.84

How would you rate president Flores' performance so far?

Bad	46.0%
Average	27.3%
Good	25.6%

Is the overall situation in El Salvador better or worse since Flores took office?

Worse	47.2%
The same	31.7%
Better	20.4%

Source: Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas
Methodology: Interviews to 1,254 adults in El Salvador, conducted from Apr. 26 to May 9, 2003. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.

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