Panamanian President Popularity Increases
A 67.2 percent of Panamanians term good or excellent the labor carried out by President Martin Torrijos, after two years of his inauguration, according to a poll published Sunday.

The survey reveals that hardly 26.8 percent of those polled termed "bad or very bad" his government's mandate.

The statesman got a 60 percent of acceptance among citizen in June, a 64.4 percent in May and 61.5 percent in April.

Torrijos has increased his popularity despite the salary demands from several sectors like magisterial unions and managerial officials, the poll states.

According to the poll, the summons to a national referendum on the modernization of the Panama Canal Zone won't affect Torrijos negatively.