Gabriel Boric’s disapproval rises sharply after just a month as Chile’s president

Disapproval of the leftist government Gabriel Boric rose sharply just over a month after taking office in Chile amid high expectations, two polls released late on Sunday showed.

The survey Citizen Pulse of the pollster Activa revealed that in the first half of April, Boric got a 51% rejection, a rise of 10 points, while approval came in at 27.8%, a drop of 6.2 points from the previous poll.

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borik36, was elected in December with a historic vote against the ultra-conservative candidate Jose Antonio Kastsupported by a broad left-wing coalition of communists, environmentalists and social democrats.

The former student leader took office on March 11. In the first days of his mandate, Boric had a 46.5% approval rating according to this poll.

The survey Public plaza of the firm cademfor his part, said that Boric’s disapproval jumped nine points to 50%while his support fell four points to 40%.

Since the first week of government, disapproval of Boric has risen 30%, according to Cadem.

Regarding the proposal for the new Constitution being drafted in Chile, Pulse Ciudadano indicated that 36.8% of those consulted would vote rejection, against 32.2% who would approve it.

Cadem showed similar preferences, with 45% leaning towards the option of rejecting the new text compared to 38% in favor of “I approve”.

The Magna Carta will be submitted to a mandatory plebiscite on September 4.

Source: Elcomercio

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