MEXICO CITY, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s approval rating stands at 78 percent, an opinion poll showed.
The figure in newspaper El Financiero was down from the 86 percent rating published in a poll on Feb 7. But it was a percentage point higher than the newspaper’s first gauge of his popularity after assuming the presidency on Dec 1.
Lopez Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor, won election by a landslide last July, pledging to end corruption, reduce violence, fight inequality and boost economic growth.
Since taking office, he has launched a crackdown on rampant fuel theft, rolled out welfare programs and vowed to inject $3.9 billion into ailing state oil company Pemex.
The El Financiero survey, with a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, was based on a poll of 1,000 people between Feb 22 and 25, conducted at homes and by phone.
A survey published on Feb 28 by polling firm Consulta Mitofsky showed Lopez Obrador’s approval rating at 67.1 percent, up from 62.7 percent in a previous poll. — NNN-AGENCIES
