Ortega Hits Approval Low
in Nicaragua
Only about a
quarter of people in
Nicaragua are content
with Daniel Ortega’s
performance, according
to a poll by CID-Gallup
published in La Prensa.
26 per cent of
respondents say the
president’s tenure has
been good or very good,
while 36 per cent think
it has been bad or very
bad.
In November 2006,
Ortega - a member of the
Sandinista National
Liberation Front (FSLN)
- won
the presidential
election with 37.99 per
cent of all cast
ballots.
Presidential
candidates in Nicaragua
are not compelled to
garner more than 50 per
cent of the vote in
order to win the
election.
Ortega governed from
1985 to 1990, but was a
losing candidate in the
1990, 1996 and 2001
ballots. In January, he
was sworn in for a
five-year term.
On Jun. 24, Ortega
referred to recent
energy blackouts
happening across
Nicaragua
due to an electricity
shortage, and vowed to
put an end to the
"energy bankruptcy" that
has affected Nicaragua.
The president declared:
"We have come to take
this country out of the
energy situation."
Ortega announced that
other nations, like
Iran, would help build
new energy plants to
address the issue.
Polling Data
How do you rate Daniel
Ortega’s performance as
president?
Good / Very Good:
26%
Average:
38%
Bad / Very Bad:
36%
Source: CID-Gallup / La
Prensa
Methodology: Telephone
interviews with 1,258
Nicaraguan adults,
conducted from Jun. 5 to
Jun. 12, 2007. Margin of
error is 2.8 per cent. |
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