Latin america
Latin americaImage of Power: Claudia Sheinbaum begins her presidency with an approval rating close to 70%
19 November, 2024
Welcome to a new edition of Image of Power, the Legislative Directory’s presidential approval tracker for Latin America. This report highlights Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s newly elected president, who assumed office with an approval rating close ⇢
With 70% approval, AMLO bids farewell to the presidency
18 September, 2024
The following is the new edition of “Image of Power”, the presidential approval monitor of Latin America created by Directorio Legislativo. Popular support levels have remained steady over the past two months, with only Andrés Manuel ⇢
Milei remains among the top presidents with the best image in Latin America
24 July, 2024
With a 48% approval rating, Argentina’s Javier Milei is the third president with the best image in Latin America, according to the new edition of Image of Power. Just two months before his term ⇢
Intriguing trio: public perceptions of Milei, Lula, and Petro
14 May, 2024
In this edition of Image of Power we take a look at an intriguing trio, made up of Javier Milei (Argentina), Lula da Silva (Brazil) and Gustavo Petro (Colombia), to see what happens with citizen support in the ⇢
What was the beginning of the year like for the presidents of the region?
5 April, 2024
Welcome to a new edition of “Image of Power”, the Legislative Directory’s monitor of presidential approval in Latin America. 2023 ended with presidential replacements, such as Daniel Noboa in Ecuador and Javier Milei in ⇢
Moment of truth: presidential approval ratings in Latin America
1 February, 2024
In politics, as in poker, cards and strategy make winners and losers. However, there are no jokers there. In this issue we analyze how citizen support evolves according to the “cards” that each president has: the percentage of ⇢
2023: a negative balance for the civic space of the region
22 January, 2024
In the new edition of Civic Space Guardian we take stock of 2023, which ended with a negative balance for the civic space in the region that was affected by the growth of the punitive power of the State and the rise of restrictive policies ⇢
Durations of presidential transition in Latin America, country by country
19 January, 2024
On January 14, Bernardo Arévalo assumed the presidency of Guatemala a full five months after his electoral win in August last year. The near half-year handover period which saw him replace incumbent Alejandro Giammattei gave the opposition ample ⇢
A new edition of “Image of Power”, our monitor of presidential approval in Latam
11 December, 2023
In this new edition of our report ¨Image of Power¨ we continue analyzing the situation of the region’s presidents on September and October. At first, Mexico is preparing for the 2024 presidential elections and all projections favor Claudia ⇢
López Obrador, the only president in the region with more than 60% approval rating
21 September, 2023
The following is the new edition of “Image of Power”—the presidential approval monitor of Latin America created by Directorio Legislativo. In our new ranking, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Lula Da Silva are the only two presidents ⇢