| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | November 2009 
Support for Calderón Eroding in Mexico
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
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November 23, 2009
Fewer people in Mexico are content with the leadership of Felipe Calderón but the president remains highly popular, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 58.2 per cent of respondents agree with the way Calderón is governing, down 4.2 points since August.
Mexican voters chose their new president in July 2006. Official results placed Calderón of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) as the winner with 36.68 per cent of all cast ballots. Calderón—a former energy secretary—took over as Mexico’s head of state in December. During his campaign, he vowed to combat illicit drug trafficking and drug-related crime, as well as to boost Mexico’s economy.
Mexico held a mid-term legislative election in July. The opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) received 36.68 per cent of the vote, compared to 27.98 per cent for the PAN. The number of PAN lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies was decimated from 206 to 146. The PRI now controls 241 seats in the 500-member lower house, plus 17 seats from its ally, the Green Environmentalist Party (PVEM).
On Nov. 17, Mexican lawmakers approved the 2010 budget, which calls for approximately $244 billion U.S. in public spending and involves the largest budget deficit in over 20 years. The expenditures will be focused on infrastructure projects, agriculture, education, health and social programs.
Calderón underlined the massive spending in public works, declaring, "It’s an unprecedented figure that will allow us to continue expanding and modernizing our infrastructure."
Polling Data
Do you agree or disagree with the way Felipe Calderón is governing?
Agree | 58.2% - Oct. 2009 | 62.4% - Aug. 2009 | 65.4% - May 2009
Disagree | 40.1% - Oct. 2009 | 35.1% - Aug. 2009 | 32.4% - May 2009
Source: Consulta Mitofsky
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Oct. 23 to Oct. 28, 2009. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
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