More Than Half of Argentines Wouldn’t Vote Macri in 2019: Poll

12
Sep

More Than Half of Argentines Wouldn’t Vote Macri in 2019: Poll

More Than Half of Argentines Wouldn’t Vote Macri in 2019: Poll

By Patrick Gillespie

(Bloomberg) — 

52.9% of Argentines wouldn’t vote for President Mauricio Macri if he chose to seek re-election in 2019, according to a poll by consulting firm Raul Aragon & Associates.

  • 30.8% of Argentines said they would vote for Macri
    • 16.3% say they are unsure whether they would vote for Macri
    • Poll did not ask who Argentines would vote for if they didn’t vote for Macri
  • 58.7% of Argentines say they don’t believe the government’s new measures will tame inflation
    • 20% say the measures will control inflation; 21.3% uncertain
    • Poll question does not specify which measures
  • 74.9% of Argentines say their personal economic situation has deteriorated somewhat, a lot or very much in the last 30 days
    • 22% say personal economic situation has not deteriorated or only worsened a little in last 30 days; 3.2% uncertain
  • Poll conducted between September 5-8, after government unveiled new austerity measures and central bank hiked interest rates in late August
  • Aragon’s firm polled 600 people; margin of error +/-3.9%

 

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