Boric’s approval ratings sink after Monsalve scandal — MercoPress

Boric’s approval ratings sink after the Monsalve scandal

Boric’s latest ratings match the ones he got at the beginning of May after the murder of the three Carabineros officers.

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font’s approval ratings fell sharply, according to a survey by Cadem Plaza Pública pollsters released in Santiago over the weekend. It was found that the head of state only had a positive image of 27% after the sexual scandal involving the former undersecretary of the interior Manuel Monsalve, who resigned days after the filing of the case against him and only when he did not keep it public knowledge.

(Also read: Chile: Monsalve resigns amid rape allegations)

In this scenario, the acceptance of the Minister of the Interior Carolina Tohá also dropped. In her case, it was 11 points, achieving an all-time low of 35% approval, leaving her as the worst performing officer in consideration. Overall, Cadem’s findings reflect a growing crisis of public confidence.

Boric’s latest measure represented a 5 percent drop from Cadem’s previous Oct. 11 survey of public perceptions of how his government was running. According to Cadem’s research, 65% of Chileans disapproved of the president’s leadership, while 27% approved, 5% said they neither approved nor disapproved, and the remaining 3% said they did not know or he didn’t answer There was a direct correlation, as the 5% drop on the positive side added to the previous week’s 60% dissatisfaction.

As for Boric’s cabinet, the survey found the following figures: Jaime Pizarro (Sports) +66%, -29%; Jeannette Jara (Work and Social Security) +56%, – 39%; Carolina Arredondo (Culture) +55%, -32%; Álvaro Elizalde (Presidential Secretariat – Segpres) +48%, -46%; Maya Fernández (Defense) +47%, -46%; Ximena Aguilera (Health) +47%, -48%; Mario Marcel (Treasury) +47%, -50%; Carlos Montes (Housing) +46%, -51%; Luis Cordero (Undersecretary of the Interior replacing Monsalve, former Minister of Justice) +41%, -52%; Nicolás Grau (Economy) +40%, -54%; Camila Vallejo (spokesperson) +38%, -59%; Nicolás Cataldo (Education): +37%, -59%; Carolina Tohá (Interior and Public Security) +35%, -62%.

The survey was the result of 702 nationwide telephone inquiries of men and women aged 18 and over after a total of 7,191 calls, representing a success rate of 9.7%. Chilean analysts noted that Cadem’s poll was taken before Boric’s public appearance last Friday, which is said to have further damaged his image.

Boric’s latest ratings coincided with those he got at the beginning of May after the murder of the three Carabineros officers in Cañete.

Pizarro (12 percentage points), Aguilera (6pp), Marcel (8pp), Cordero (5pp) and Vallejo (4pp) also recorded significant drops.