Opinion poll shows support for Cristina Fernandez sliding significantly
The image of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and the approval of her government have fallen significantly in June compared to last October when she was re-elected for a second four year mandate.
According to the latest opinion poll survey released over the weekend, disapproval of the government’s performance climbed from 29% to 50.4%, while the positive image dropped from 63% to 39%, according to Management&Fit.
Basically 42.1% said that the performance of the Cristina Fernandez government was acceptable while 50.4% disapproved and 7.5% preferred not to answer.
The positive image of CFK which last October when her re-election soared to 63% with an overall effective vote support of 54% in June is now down to 39%, while her negative image went up from 18.2% to 34.2%.
According to some of the conclusions in the reports, the current economic situation of Argentina, and prospects, has much to influence in the results.
Likewise when the interviewed were asked about economic forecasts for the coming months, 58.8% anticipated a worsening of conditions, while 24.5% anticipated no changes and 14.7% were expecting an improvement.
Similarly 59.8% said they disagreed with the US dollar clamp which restricts the purchase of greenbacks by Argentines, while 13.6% said they agreed with the measures.
The poll involved interviewing 1.626 people, over 18 in the city of Buenos Aires and surroundings plus areas to the north and south of Argentina.
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All the malvinists will start searching for opinion polls on the UK government !!
You're not wrong about that, the usual suspects will be along spouting their usual drivel.
They don't understand that the British government are actually doing something about our problems, and not burying their heads in the sand hoping that all the problems just go away. They are implementing policies that aren't all that popular, but they aren't doing these things to be popular, they are doing them to sort out the economy. Regardless of whether we agree with their methods or not, Britain has retained its AAA rating.
Argentina, whose government refuses to face reality, is finally realising just how bad things are. CFK and her cronies could only distract the people for so long with their antics regarding the Falklands.
The clock is ticking, CFK, your end is nigh. The sooner the better for the people of Argentina.
Now for all you Tory followers.......... you can start ripping into me now. Let's hear it. “Labour caused all the problems we are facing now” crap.
Only joking. You can rip me if you like. Labour have made thier fare share of mistakes. Unlike CFK who has made an unfair share of mistakes. I am not surpirsed by this article one little bit.
The difference is that the British Goverment (whoever was in power) would've had to implement cuts. The only real argument between the parties was how much and how quickly those cuts happened.
None of them buried their head in the sand (except maybe for Gordon Brown LOL), they knew that problems don't just magically disappear you have to work at solving them.
Let's face it if the British government had acted like the Argentinian government, we would be completely fecked, and bitching to France about Calais, which the French won from us 400yrs or so ago. Of course, we would accuse the evil French Pirates of stealing Calais, and refuse to acknowledge that the people of Calais existed or even had a right to self-determination. Then we would cry to everyone on the world stage, and say that Calais is closer to London than it is to Paris, so that proves its ours.
You see, any country in the world could use Argentinas methods, but we choose to face reality instead.
Maybe one day in the future Argentina will wake up and face reality, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
She is a one trick pony and Argentinians are getting fed up with it even if they support the Malvinista claims. She has spent too much time focussing on this issue and people are starting to understand why.
They know it is a lost cause and it's importance is insignificant compared to what is happening to the economy.mshe should be focussing on that.
Jun 11th, 2012 - 05:54 am
Yes they are too predictable. Of course itwon't register with them that Call Me Dave's popularity is far less significant in this issue than KFC's. Even if the coalition falls apart tomorrow the UK position will not change. There is cross party consensus on this in the UK, only a few independents would sell the islanders out, like George Galloways mob. If KFCs mob goes to the wall in Argentina, the policy might not change but the approach would. There has to be somebody there who can see that this issue is not important compared to the good governance of their own country.
the most important: the press! clarin and la nacion are only talking bad things about her so called “work”. there is no inflation nor lack of money or corruption. that´s only chatter, idle talk, prattle.
We're already seeing, on this thread, what a disaster it would be if Argentina wentdown, as even these polls are already being used to give support to austerity policies that actually aren't working (even the Economist is now criticising Merkel, its front page this week is a ship, already sunk under the water, and a speech bubble saying “Angela can we put on the engines yet”!)
Btw it would be interesting to see as well as her popularity right now, and in October, what was Cristina's popularity when she nationalised YPF - pretty damn high I'd imagine. More to come I hope =)
#5 What isn't a pleasant thought, Cristina being an empress or having no clothes?! I won't comment on the latter out of respect to her as a political leader and liberated woman, but the thought of Cristina the Great as an empress leaves me weak at the knees =)
#7 If the right take over, I think they'll be much more hostile to the Falklanders, much less focused on dialogue and giving peace a chance; as a Brit I'd rather we settled with Cristina in part for pragmatic reasons
This might be fun.
Settled what with Argentina? Maybe £45 million that her country owes the UK.
That would be good, wouldn't it? It may save some people in the UK their jobs that money you know.
Apart from the money Argentina owes us, I can't think of any other outstanding issues between our 2 countries.
However, BK, you need to brace yourself because Cristina's days are numbered. If she doesn't time her escape right she might find herself hanging from one of the lamp posts in the Plaza De Mayo, as the poor downtrodden people revolt against her corrupt and thieving government.
But since you're a self confessed socialist, BK, I'm sure you'll be cheering on the revolutionaries as they string her and other members of her government up.
I think you'll see hyperinflation sometime soon. Then the panic will begin and the ruinous K dynasty/nightmare will finally be over!
We have seen the protests over the past week in Bs As and these have a histrorical habit in Argentina of marking the start of the pverthrowing of a government. This Government has got to get to grips with its finacial situation soon or they will go into recision (already predicted by economists) with huge inflation and a weak currency.
@BK the financial situation is quite simple, you cannot spend more than you earn (through taxation, export duties etc) if you have no way of borrowing from the international market (which Argentina does not) in simple terms spending more than you have is called bankcrupcy, I dont care if your a sociallist or a capatalist economics are economics and in this case and brutally simple.
@14 Look, I'm not going to respond to your “comment”. I just want to know a simple thing, BK. Do we get fries with you?
@15 Question for all Falkland Islanders: How are your savings? When yankeeboy's predictions come true, and he seems to have a good track record, do you have the money to actually BUY argieland? Could be a solution! Just think what fun it would be to reprint all those maps, erasing “argentina” and replacing those horrible letters with “FALK LAND”. Or would you call it something different?
So you will cheering othe crowds as they string up your beloved CFK because she has stolen their money, and mismanaged their country into economic oblivion, then?
Pathetic attempt at deflection from the subject by the way. I give you an F. Must try harder.
Probably had to use the presidential jet cos they don't have big enough seats on the Plummet Airlines planes.
Jun 11th, 2012 - 11:17 am
Where did you get the idea that there is a right-wing opposition in Argentina? There ain't no such animal. All the opposition parties are left wing, with the exception of Macri's PRO which is centre-right and has no projection in the provinces. The main opposition party is Binner's FAP which is really left-wing and opposes Kretina BECAUSE SHE IS RIGHT WING.
Kretina is in power to make money for herself and her familly, when the time comes she will escape to VEnezuela or Angola to live comfortably on her ill gotten gains. If anyone believes any different, they are idiots.
Would you use Argentia's national airline? Maximo certainly wouldn't.
I wonder if CFK will use Maximos 'knee' pain as an excuse to send Timidman to the C24 instead of her?
But then again, this trip to the USA is her escape plan. Maybe she'll bring Maximo with her to receive 'treatment' in the USA, and then they'll both leg it with suitcases bursting at the seams full of greenbacks.
Can you imagine any other counties leader leaving their country when things are so dire to address a minor committee at the UN, which has no binding powers, and therefore of no actual use to anyone?
Oh my, poor Argentina, once again humiliated on the world stage by these crooks.
The article is not about UK vs Argentina, why reduce yourselves to a one-issue mindset like the Malvinistas?
@War Monkey
Quite right
@BK
I find you adoration of CFK bad taste. At least her supporters in Argentina have reason, correct or otherwise, to follow her as what see does and says impacts on their daily lives. You on the other hand are not even a sycophant (a sycophant seeks advantage through flattery). You are like a little Lord Haw Haw. I have never used derogatory language or insulted anyone on this forum, but today I will break with that tradition: you are an idiot.
@Simon
You state:
“If anyone believes any different, they are idiots.”
I quite agree.
and here speaks the voice of reason. It's nice to know that not everyone has had the wool pulled over their eyes. This reaction is about 18 months overdue....
Jun 11th, 2012 - 02:42 pm
I've been voicing this same chant for the past 45 years, at one time I was an active militant in the Radical Party (UCR), but have lived as a disillusioned radical since Alfonsin threw in the towel and am now an independent crying in the wilderness.
In general, I do not know how you can break the cycle of nationalism/ repression. Whereas most countries that embraced such policies have evolved (usually by economic development), Argentina seems stuck in a time-warp. The fact that the masses are inculcated from a very early age makes it even harder. Keep the majority poor, dependent, under-educated and isolated. Then add a little false hope and you have a recipe for never-ending power. Unless you turn the economic heat up too high.
I would say that there are probably 32% of the voting population who are independents, the famous 54.11% which theoretically voted for Kretina is really much nearer to 36% the great majority of whom were paid, in some form or another, for their votes.
This becomes difficult, can you blame people who have no income and no hope for taking the money for their votes and for accepting the government hand-outs that keep them alive. I don't feel that it is right to speak of guilty and innocent, my feeling is that the guilty are those that corrupt the indigent population with demagoguery and state money, in other words Kretina and her troupe of sycophants.
Until Argentina outgrows its peronist past it will never progress, it will go from one crisis to the next, and due to having vast potential wealth it will go on having it bi-polar ups and downs, just like Kretina.
Good comment in the Independent today, “In a flamboyant gesture akin to the Queen showing up for a village fete steering committee, CFKC is to be the star guest at a meeting next week of mid-ranking UN officials........ the C24 has never before had its door darkened by a national minister of any rank. Let alone a head of state.....” See how she belittles her country?
@32 I guess any decent opposition will have to convince the poor and dependent that they will not be cut adrift.
Is he in charge of your nuclear weapons?
“David and Samantha Cameron left their eight-year-old daughter alone in a pub”
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9323425/David-Cameron-left-daughter-in-pub.html
You must try harder.
By the way, when your beloved CFK has completed robbing you all blind, are you going to cry?
“It’s frightening the Prime Minister of Britain can forget something so important as his own daughter.”
Yes old news. This event happened months ago. This is just the media rehashing old news. Probably a slow news day.
However, you didn't answer my question. When your beloved president legs it with all your money, will you cry? Tears of sadness or of anger?
However, it is one of the most bizarre stories I have ever heard. First who take their 8 year old to a pub? That in itself would be big story, but to forget your progeny?? That is outright outré. And to top it off... what about the detail entourage which I'm sure a PM would have? They also seem to have screwed up. So that is another big story. So there's three different aspects which make that news story utterly incredulous.
Add to that the FT report the UK may want to wipe out 210 billion pounds off their bonds by twicking the inflation index, the fact the UK sporting authorities played the Apartheid anthem for South Africa in an Olympic tune up event, and now the fact the French are tying them 1-1, and its been a rough week.
How about commenting on CFKs decline in popularity?
With the bonds the difference is the UK can actualy raise bonds in its economy and therefore can make these decisons were as the Argentine economy cannot raise any money from the international credit market. As for national support I was at the Pumas game vs italy in San Juan over the weekend and a stadium of 35,000 was only 1/2 full.
I think Tobias/TTT is trying to take the prize from Marcos Alejandro, perhaps its a show of South American brotherhood!!!
There is a lot of despair here in the US...the US Debt Clock... click click is A LOUD alarm..15 trillon debt is the largest in US history.....can you suggest what “food stamps” Obama should DO to improve his PRESIDENCY?
Are you still pretending to be an Argentinian?
Come on “Simon” tell everybody about your real nationality and names, you write the same hate comments on The Telegraph gordito.
42 LEPRecon
The news emerged last night.
To happen to the child of a security target such as a British PM Cameron is a serious failure of the personal responsibility of himself and the police surrounding him.
Now marcos, tell me what the hell has Cameron's daughter got to do with Kretina's popularity going down the tubes. Nothing, verdad?
She's losing popularity because she's making bad mistakes and not admitting them. When the end comes I hope you survive Marcos, and I really hope that my extended familly survives as well because I have a feeling that 2001 will be a poroto beside this on!!!!
You have every right to disagree, after all General Videla and friends are in jail thanks to CFK, but to pretend to be an Argentinian and post hate comments all over like you do is kind of weird like yourself.
Opinion polls seem to count for nothing in this damned country.
No wierder than you commenting from the malvinista point of view. I comment as a political independent, as I have ecvery right to, you post from a malvinista/nacionalista position as you have every right to.
I consider myself a patriot and you a nationalist, so I also dislike you saying I'm not an Agentine. The big difference between us is that you are a fundamentalist and I am middle-of-the-road politically.
Still pretending? C'mon “Simon”, you can do better than that.
I sent a comment to Ynsere last week about the mental status of UK PM David Cameron but she did not respond me.
Cameron hardly can speak in english...he is in SOCK!
Cameron is SCARE..... suffering confusion..... and THE LAST NEWS ABOUT HIM.. AND his daughter....definitely he needs to seek immediate treatment for depression .....the CHILD PROTECTION AGENCY has to take the child to a secure HOME.
Many Argentinian posters, when they can offer no constructive opinion, will resort to:-
1. insults.
2. suggest that the poster is not South American.
3. have an attack of verbal diarrhea.
4. post links to articles of no relevance.
5. totally ignore the topic under discussion.
Are you working at Pascua Lama?
www.sartma.com/art_4848_12_192_2.html
How do you like el Veladero?
It is about time the rest of the South Americans stop fawning over her and give up supporting her stupid demands.
www.buenosairesherald.com/article/102854/the-approaching-storm
debate.
I am glad that your father Cameron remembered in which pub he left you.
YOU ARE the crap....having the use of the internet to read about the latest news and not caring about UK PM DAVID CAMERON behavior in THR UK.
Que papelon!....Que miedoso que sos ... no aceptas la verdad que Cameron ha perdido su mente ....y ahora que vas a decir? ...
If life is so good in Argentina, why are you living in the US, a country you obviously hate and not back in your homeland that can do no wrong ?
I wouldn't worry about sussieUS. she has three nationalities you know? and she's got two passports!!!! and she thinks that everyone in the UK is deformed!! because David Cameron's mum had a gimpy leg or something.... She “googled” it apprently and based all her judgements of the UK on it.
I thought when I first crossed swords with her that I was just being fly paper for weirdo's, but now I see she is like that with everyone I can breathe a sigh of relief.
You are right about her priorities being “rather odd if you believe the story about the PM is as importent” I think she is either a troll or just messed up.
80 Britninja
I love it!! “The leathery old harpy” Classic!! nuff respec!!!
Jun 11th, 2012 - 06:10 pm
Point is Marcos that Argentina will one day wake up and find itself at the bottom of a very deep hole that has been dug by extremists and fundamentalists. Only those in the middle of the road with a progressive forward thinking attitude will be able to dig you out.
C'mom Simon68. well I waited long enough.
Like I said before you have every right to disagree but to pretend to be an Argentinian is kind of weird....45 years in the country and you didn't learn how to spell one of the most popular food/snack on the Pampas?
Repeat after me CH O R I P A N, got it? good boy!
Since you are not telling I will...
Telegraph
“simon68”
3 months ago
Silvio,
”Firstly I must agree with your very well expressed sentiments.
I am a Brit resident in Argentina for the past 45 years and really love both the country and the wonderful people who live here.
The famous majority of 54% that Ms. Fernandez gained in hte last elections is not quite so true, almost 23% (6.5 m) of the registered voters did not vote making her real majority something in the order of 41%”
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/argentina/9111201/Hit-Argentina-where-it-hurts-in-the-wallet.html#comment-452429072
ACCEPT THE FACT, UK PM CAMERON HAS MENTAL ISSUES THAT IS IMPEARING HIS ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY IN THE UK..
I understand that finding the news in the internet disturbs you...is socking seeing a father not remembering where he left his CHILD..
ARGENTINA has survived worst time...DON'T LIKE, SO LEAVE.
YOU have the choice to move to another place overseas where YOU CAN FIND WELL PAID ENGINEERING OPEN positions.
My husband and I worked on engineering projects all around the world for years...US tax free up to the first $70,000
SO, STOP IT!
Choripan indigestion?
If life is so good in Argentina, why are you living in the US, a country you obviously hate and not back in your homeland that can do no wrong ?
Jun 11th, 2012 - 08:08 pm
I still don't see your point. I have a very good friend who was born in India but has lived in the UK for many years and considers himself British. What is your point? If Simon is who you say he is then he has lived in Argentina for 45 years. If he agreed with your every word would you approve of him?
I know of many Brits resicent in Argentina who support the Malvinista viewpoint, do you approve of them? If so why? I don't know Simon but I will stick my neck out and say that I reckon he married locally and that his children are Argentine born. are they worth that much less because of their ancestry? Of course not. You want to expose his birth nation simply because he disagrees with you.
One question for you,
My last comment for Simon68 @57 was answered for you @84
And Simon68 called me a “fundamentalist”@56 and you @84
I am talking to the same liar Brit?
As Furry said what is your point? I was born in South Africa with Scottish parents but have lived most of life in the UK and consider myself British.
Simon seems to deeply care far more about Argentina than you - I suggest you relocate how about the Falkland Islands? i'm sure you would be made to feel welcome.
So why do you think support for Cristina Fernandez sliding significantly ?
YOU ARE the crap
Cameron hardly can speak in english...he is in SOCK!
My husband and I worked on engineering projects all around the world for years...US tax free up to the first $70,000
u mad!
AAAHHHHHHSHEEEEEESSSSSS FINNNNISHHHHEDDDD
and finnished she is,
Jun 11th, 2012 - 08:33 pm
Firstly I am not Simon. If you believe me or not is irrelevant.
Secondly I did not call you an extremist fundamentalist in post 84. Stop putting words into my post. In fact by the very nature of your reply in post 90 you appear to consider yourself an extremist fundamentalist by accociation.
Thirdly you said “My last comment for Simon68 @57 was answered for you @84 ”
Post 84 was mine and it says:
“Point is Marcos that Argentina will one day wake up and find itself at the bottom of a very deep hole that has been dug by extremists and fundamentalists. Only those in the middle of the road with a progressive forward thinking attitude will be able to dig you out.”
Are you mind f*cking again or are you confused because you think that Simon and I are one and the same person?. The problem with a web of lies is that sooner or later you lose track of them and get trapped by them.
I will ask again.
Please explain why Simon's birth nation is a major issue to you. Would you approve of him, British or not, if he agreed with you?
Is on the move,
Destabilised and indoctrinated countries are prime targets,
We say,
Be carefull
www.facebook.com/Britain1592
56 Simon68
“The big difference between us is that you are a FUNDAMENTALIST and I am MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD politically”
84 Furry-Fat-Feck
“has been dug by extremists and FUNDAMENTALISTS. Only those in the MIDDLE OF THE ROAD with a progressive forward thinking”
Anything else Simon?
I was look at the link you post and found this one:
www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/9319856/We-must-stop-underwriting-loans-to-Argentina.html#comment-554751366
So you live in England you traitor.
Worst than English and Keplers.
Though why CFKC abandoned her post at such a difficult time for Argentina is beyond reason. Diverticulitis is a cronic condition brought on by bad diet and usually in overweight people. Is she going to cancel all engagements everytime he gets the trots?
Jun 11th, 2012 - 10:25 pm
Do you regard yourself as a extremist fundamentalist? Wether I think it or not (in truth I have no idea either way) you can read what I said over and over again but not once did I call YOU an extremist fundamentalist. You just read what you wanted to see. Simon did. But my poor deluded paranoid friend, I am not Simon.
The one that cannot speak the 2, 500 english words is Stone Face David Cameron....look at his tight lips....He is in sock and cannot remember where his child is....BIG NEWS FROM THE UK....
Jun 11th, 2012 - 10:35 pm
Well spotted Dany.
So Marcos. You have lived in my country for what? 30 years but you think you are better qualified to speak for Argentina than Simon who has lived in Argentina for 45 years, raised an Argentinian family and made his life there?
This is typical Malvinista behaviour so I don't know why I feel surprised but I have to wonder how many of you actually live in Argentina?
Jajajaja I guess Simon68 aka Furry-Fat-Feck is so furious with me that he posted in The Telegraph a comment under my name an hour ago...he forgot one thing, that article is months old and he did it soon after he was confronted with the truth by me.
Siiiimoncitoooo wheeere are you?
I am not sure.
Maybe you are Simon loving in England too.
Maybe you posted under his name.
Maybe you are pirate spy.
105/107 You don't need to fake poor English, the real Dany Berger writes better English than all the Brits in here combined!
Simooon, donde estas loco?
Is your post @101 related to such a poll?
“the real Dany Berger writes better English than all the Brits in here combined!”
Err...his english is not so bad, but it is full of mistakes. Just check some old posts:
en.mercopress.com/2012/04/28/spain-faces-a-crisis-of-huge-proportion-with-terrible-figures
Actually, it is very relevent. CFKC is not popular and not up to the job. When she keeps bunking off work on the flimsiest of excuses it just proves how incompetent she is. What was it last time? Flu? For 2 days? That is not possible. Does she ever do a whole week of work?
www.llaollao.com/esp/
The world is talking today about Mr Cameron embarrasment, what a wonderful leader you have, from Raisa the horse scandal, Liam Fox scandal, leaving his 8-year-old daughter Nancy in a pub, what's next?
PEOPLE STOP entertaining these RG idiots! You could get a better conversation from an inbred simian!!
aaawwww bless your little heart!!! I see you are still as deranged as ever, not that there is anything wrong with being “with the fairies” but you have to be at peace with it, a little acceptance goes a long way you know?
What is this hate thing you've got going on with David Cameron? I think that he is a kn*b of the highest order but as to him having “Mental issues”??? Old news love, I'm sorry to say, we already knew that, we just didn't tell you.... ( try and keep up with the rest of the class ) How can you tell? He's a conservative Prime Minister.
So what is the deal with “Socking”?? would you perhaps mean “Shocking?”
and a word to Marcos Alejandro if he's listening, YES we knew he is corrupt as well, as are all MP's are. Just like KFC. Remember power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
“First who take their 8 year old to a pub?”
Proof that you have never been in Argentina where parents routinely take their 2-3-4 year old children to restaurants and bars a 1 in the morning.
My post at #97 still stands. ”He is in sock ?
AAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAAAA
Argentina is finished!
I have penis up bum
AAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAA
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