The Iberoamerican Governance Barometer poll lists President Leonel Fernandez with the highest domestic approval rate in Iberoamerica. Next were the Presidents of Uruguay (80%), Argentina (77%), Chile (76%), Colombia (71%), Puerto Rico (67%), Venezuela 65%). The Consorcio Iberoamericano de Empresas de Investigacion de Mercados y Asesoramiento (CIMA) carried out the poll. In the Dominican Republic, polling was carried out by their affiliate, Sigma Dos. For the poll, 8,249 persons eligible to vote in Latin America, Portugal and Spain, including 200 in the Dominican Republic were interviewed during April and May.
83% of those asked if they approve or disapprove the administration of the President answered that they approve. 18% of those polled called the administration very good so far, 42.5% described it as good, for a 60.5% internal approval rate. 31% said it was neither good nor bad, 6.5% described it as bad and 2% described it as very bad.
48% of Dominicans identified corruption as the most serious problem affecting the Dominican Republic; 15% said it was the economy, 11% mentioned unemployment, 9% focused on health issues, 8% on security, 7% on education, 3% on terrorism, and 1% on political instability. Only 33% of Dominicans consider that President Fernandez has given very good or good handling of the corruption issue, compared to a 63% approval rate for handling of the economy.
29% of those polled considered the DR is the country with greatest leadership in Latin America, followed by Venezuela with 20%, Cuba with 14%, Mexico with 12 and Brazil and Chile tied with 7%. The DR also rated high in perception of greatest economic stability in Latin America, with 19%, followed by Chile with 18%, Cuba with 12%, Mexico with 11, Brazil 9%, Venezuela with 7%, Puerto Rico with 6%, Costa Rica with 5%.
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