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A majority of Mexicans give President Felipe Calder\u00f3n high marks. Moreover, the survey shows that most believe that the president, national government and the military are having a positive impact on the way things are going in their country. The court system and the police receive less favorable reviews.<\/p>\n\n
Views of Groups and Institutions<\/h3>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n
Close to eight-in-ten (77%) say the military is having a very or somewhat good influence on the way things are going, largely unchanged since 2007. Three-quarters say President Calder\u00f3n is having a positive impact on the country, up from 70% in 2007. In 2002, slightly fewer (66%) described then-President Vicente Fox\u2019s influence on the country as good.<\/p>\n\n
The national government receives high praise for its impact on the country. More than seven-in-ten (72%) say the national government is having a positive effect on the way things are going, up from 64% in 2002.<\/p>\n\n
The percentage saying the media is having a good influence on the way things are going has decreased over the last few years. Today, 68% think the media is having a good impact, compared with 75% in 2007 and 84% in 2002.<\/p>\n\n
About half (51%) believe that religious leaders are having a positive effect on the country, while 35% view their influence negatively. In 2007, a larger majority (59%) said religious leaders were having a good impact.<\/p>\n\n
Majorities express discontent with the kind of influence the police and the court system are having on the way things are going. Nearly six-in-ten (58%) say that the police are having a negative impact on the country, while fewer than four-in-ten (35%) view the influence of the police positively. And when it comes to the judiciary, 55% believe that the court system is having a bad influence on the country, while only 37% think it is having a good influence.<\/p>\n\n
Rating Political Leaders<\/h3>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n
Nearly seven-in-ten (68%) Mexicans express a favorable opinion of Calder\u00f3n, while only about three-in-ten (29%) have an unfavorable view of the president.[4. numoffset=”4″ Despite the president\u2019s popularity, Calder\u00f3n\u2019s National Action Party (PAN) lost in the July 5th mid-term elections to the opposition party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which now controls the Chamber of Deputies. A recent poll conducted August 14-16 by the Mexico City newspaper Reforma<\/em> suggests that Calder\u00f3n remains popular, despite his party\u2019s losses \u2013 the president received a 68% approval rating, up from 62% one year earlier] Positive opinions of Calder\u00f3n are widespread across most demographic groups, and more than eight-in-ten (82%) of those who identify with his National Action Party (PAN) give him a positive rating. Moreover, the president\u2019s popularity extends across party lines \u2013 63% of those affiliated with the PRI express a positive view of Calder\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n
Majorities in all four regions express favorable views of the president, but opinions about him are more negative in the capital. About four-in-ten (41%) in Mexico City have an unfavorable view of Calder\u00f3n, compared with 28% in the north, 24% in the central region and 21% in the south.<\/p>\n\n
Nearly half of Mexicans (47%) express a positive opinion of Beatriz Paredes Rangel, president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), while roughly one-third (32%) say they have an unfavorable view of her, and 21% do not offer an opinion. Paredes garners much stronger support from members of her own party \u2013 60% of those who are affiliated with the PRI offer a positive opinion of their party\u2019s leader, compared with 46% of those who are affiliated with the PAN.<\/p>\n\n
Views of the president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Jes\u00fas Ortega Mart\u00ednez, are divided. About as many say they have a favorable opinion of Mart\u00ednez (37%) as say they have an unfavorable opinion of him (35%). About three-in-ten (28%) are unable to offer an assessment of the leader of the PRD, and those in the north, south and central regions are particularly unfamiliar with him. In the capital city, where Mart\u00ednez is more well-known, nearly half (49%) give him a positive rating.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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