Gallop: Venezuelans' Approval of Leadership Remains at Record Low
* Approval of leadership bottomed out in 2014 and 2015
* Three in four residents perceive widespread government corruption
* New low of one in seven say they feel safe walking alone at night
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro spoke last week of international and domestic plots to subvert him, Gallup polling in Venezuela shows that most residents have disapproved of their nation's leadership since he took office. In the past two years, just one in five Venezuelans have approved of the job performance of their country's leadership.
Maduro declared a "constitutional state of emergency" last week to address "external and foreign aggressions" against Venezuela. But many view the state of emergency as a tactic to retain power amid the chaos of the nation's economic woes and the people's lack of access to basic goods and services, such as food and healthcare.
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WNU Editor: 20% still approve of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's leadership !?!?!?!?! Who the hell are these people?
He is an inept president, but he still polls higher than Poroshenko!!!
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ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing about Poroshenko .... but he is fighting a stupid war. Then again .... if Maduro puts the army on the streets .... he may poll closer to Poroshenko.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, he'd better watch his step. I don't think has a lot of friends on either side.
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