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Topic: Bolivia: Evo's approval rating hits 80%
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rici
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posted 03 April 2006 06:41 PM
Some good news:a poll released yesterday (but conducted a week ago) shows that Evo Morales' popularity is continuing to increase, reaching 80% (up a point from 79%). The poll also showed an increase in support for Vice-President Álvaro García Linares (from 71% to 77%), Senate President Santos Ramírez (36% to 48%) and House of Deputies President Edmundo Novillo (35% to 44%). Both of the latter had disapproval ratings under 20%. All these figures are in comparison with a poll conducted in mid-February. The poll only covered the four major urban centres of Bolivia, but in El Alto, 86% said they approved of the way he is doing his job, which is likely to be representative of rural Bolivia. Morales' approval rating has been increasing steadily since his election. I believe he is currently the most popular president in South America. The last I heard, Kirchner's popularity was in the 70s.
From: Lima, Perú | Registered: Jun 2002
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Doug
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posted 05 April 2006 07:49 PM
Though he does seem to be having some difficulties. I'm impressed by his commitment to keep beavering away at them, however. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4878466.stm quote: The first indigenous leader to run a country in the Americas has been two months in office, but he does not feel like he is in power - yet."How does it work now? I'll tell you," he says. "You want to issue a decree to help the poor, the indigenous people, the popular movements, the workers... but there's another law. Another padlock. It's full of padlocks that mean you can't transform things from the palace... I feel like a prisoner of the neo-liberal laws."
Tell me about it...this is a classic problem for reform-oriented governments. And doesn't this sound familiar? quote: But here is the problem. Most of the gas is in the Chaco region, administered from the city of Santa Cruz, which represents 33% of the country's GDP and 25% of the population.Santa Cruz is the traditional base of the Christian right-wing parties - it is the centre from which the US anti-drug operation is run, it is where Repsol, Petrobras and British Gas are headquartered. Now Santa Cruz wants autonomy and the right to all but 10% of the hydrocarbon revenues.
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jester
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posted 05 April 2006 08:06 PM
With 80% approval,Evo has the mandate but can he overcome the power of the elites?Evo and Hugo,along with Fidel have an opportunity to create positive change for their citizens but the proponents of big business will not stand idly by. Not only American interests but the interests of other SA countries are threatened by Evo's populist government.
From: Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in vain | Registered: Jan 2006
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