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Labor and social conflicts eroding the image of Argentine president Macri

Monday, March 27th 2017 - 08:36 UTC
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Management & Fitch poll said 44.2% of interviews replied they disapprove of the way Macri is running government, while 40.2% continue to support him.  Management & Fitch poll said 44.2% of interviews replied they disapprove of the way Macri is running government, while 40.2% continue to support him.

Argentine president Mauricio Macri is facing a challenging scenario in a crucial year of midterm elections.

 The conflict with teachers which has impeded a normal beginning of the school year, pickets in the streets demanding the implementation of an Emergency Bill and the general strike calling for a change of economic policy scheduled for next 6 April are tarnishing the image of the reformist president.

According to a Management & Fitch public opinion poll, 44.2% of interviews replied they disapprove of the way Macri is running government, while 40.2% continue to support him. This means that in the last two months, approval has dropped four percentage points.

Likewise 48.3% believe the economic situation of Argentina will “worsen” in the coming months and only 27% said it will improve. As to the personal situation of those interviewed, 43.7% said it will worsen and 20.9% feel it will be better.

As to the main challenges facing Argentina, corruption stands in first place with 17.9%, followed by insecurity with 16.5%, unemployment 15.5%, inflation, 15.4%, poverty 14% and the increase of public utility rates, 10.7%. However the drugs scourge reflects 3.9% and the loss of school days, 3.6%.

Specifically on the schools' conflict, 51.4% support teachers' salary demands, and 43.1% reject them. However 44% believe it is a political conflict and 44.5% that it is a genuine labor conflict. Likewise the feeling is that the unions are making a greater effort to overcome the situation, 35.8%, while 31.3% believe it is the government that is trying to find a way out.

The other big issue making headlines in Argentina, the conflict with the labor unions, and the 6 April general strike, is followed closely by public opinion but 50.8% believe it is clearly a dispute over political standing.

Argentina midterm elections, when half the Lower House and a third of the Senate seats will be renewed, are scheduled for next October.

Categories: Economy, Politics, Argentina.

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  • Kanye

    Enrique

    What about Jack's 3 questions you have been avoiding?
    Here is an opportunity to tell us about CFK's successful ideological policies.

    ”1st ) if she was so successful, then why did reality in Argentina, up to 2015, not reflect this 'success' ?
    2nd) if you think it did, then why did her candidate lose the election ?,
    3rd) since you are judging her after full two terms, or 8 years in office, don't you think that Macri deserves at least half that time to allow his policies to mature ?”

    Mar 28th, 2017 - 12:46 pm +2
  • imoyaro

    Well, that's the whole idea, just like I said...rinse and repeat.

    Mar 27th, 2017 - 09:43 am 0
  • imoyaro

    That's all you can come up with? ;)

    Mar 28th, 2017 - 05:49 am 0
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