| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | August 2008 
Popularity of Mexico's Calderon Edges Down - Poll
 Jason Lange - Reuters
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Mexico City - Mexican President Felipe Calderon's popularity fell slightly in the last three months as his country's economy felt the pinch from the U.S. slowdown, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.
Calderon's approval rating among voters was 60 percent in late July, slightly lower than the 62 percent rating in an April poll, the national daily El Universal reported. The margin of error was 3.5 percent.
The poll found that 44 percent of Mexicans thought the economy had deteriorated in the last six months, while 35 percent said it was unchanged.
Mexico's economy is showing signs of slowing amid weaker demand from its top trading partner, the United States. Mexican industrial output fell 1.2 percent in May.
Calderon's popularity had eased in April from the beginning of the year as the government launched an effort to convince Congress to approve a controversial energy reform.
The president entered office in December 2006 after winning just 36 percent of a vote that leftists say was marred by fraud, but his approval rating has consistently been much higher than that.
Pollsters carried out face to face interviews of 1,000 registered voters nationwide between July 24 and July 28.
(Editing by David Wiessler) |
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