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Lower Rating for Honduran President Zelaya
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Fewer people in Honduras are expressing satisfaction with the performance of Manuel Zelaya, according to a poll by CID-Gallup published in La Prensa. 34 per cent of respondents say the president has done a good or very good job as head of state, down four points since February.
In November 2005, Zelaya—candidate of the Liberal Party (PL)—won the presidential election with 49.9 per cent of all cast ballots, defeating National Party (PN) nominee Porfirio Lobo Sosa. Less than 69,000 votes separated the two contenders. Zelaya took office in January 2006.
On Jun. 24, Zelaya commented on this particular survey, saying, "I have an adequate level of approval and I even think it is high; I actually thought I was going to be much lower in the polls."
Polling Data
How would you rate the performance of Manuel Zelaya as president?
|
Jun. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 |
Sept. 2007 |
|
|
Good / Very good |
34% |
38% |
33% |
|
Neither |
32% |
31% |
44% |
|
Bad / Very bad |
34% |
31% |
23% |
Source: CID-Gallup / La Prensa
Methodology: Interviews to 1,206 Honduran adults, conducted from Jun. 4 to Jun. 10, 2008. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.