President Luis Abinader is ranked among the most popular leaders in Latin America, reports the Americas Society/ Council of the Americas. A release from the US forum and international business organization looks into what it calls a shift in Latin America’s electoral trends with cases of President’s being more popular contrary to the past when the incumbent president’s saw their popularity plummet amid pandemic lockdowns, low growth, inflation and rising concerns about insecurity.
The AS/COA release remarks on the reelection campaigns of Luis Abinader and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele that polls show are ahead. The AS/COA also remarks on the Mexican presidential campaign where Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who cannot run for reelection, but the candidate for his party, Claudia Sheinbaum holds a double-digit poll.
The AS/COA publishes a recent popularity index on Latin American leaders, indicating that Nayib Bukele of El Salvador leads in popularity in his country with 88%. Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic is ranked second with a 69% popularity.
The citizens trust listing is:
Nayib Bukele (El Salvador) 88%
Luis Abinader (Dominican Republic) 69%
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Mexico) 68%
Rodrigo Chaves (Costa Rica) 61%
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazil) 54%
Luis Lacalle Pou (Uruguay) 50%
Xiomara Castro (Honduras) 36%
Javier Milei (Argentina) 35%
Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua) 33%
Gabriel Boric (Chile) 33%
Gustavo Petro (Colombia) 28%
Laurentino Cortizo (Panama) 19%
Nicolas Maduro (Venezuela) 19%
Alejandro Giammattei (Guatemala) 18%
Dina Boluarte (Peru) 9%
El Salvador, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Uruguay, and probably Venezuela will hold presidential elections this year.
The percentage for the Dominican Republic was taken from RD Elige—December 2023 poll. The poll was conducted 1 to 9 December 2023 with a sample size of 7,931 cases and a ±2.1 margin of error.
The Americas Society (AS) describes itself as the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Its mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship.
The Council of the Americas (COA) says it is the premier international business organization whose members share a common commitment to economic and social development, open markets, the rule of law, and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Council’s membership consists of leading international companies representing various sectors, including banking and finance, consulting services, consumer products, energy and mining, manufacturing, media, technology, and transportation.
15 January 2024