Fuente : Centre for Public Opinion & Democracy
http://www.cpod.ubc.ca/

Guatemalans Unmoved By President Berger

/noticias.info/ (Angus Reid - CPOD Global Scan) – Few adults in Guatemala are satisfied with the government of Óscar Berger, according to a poll by Borge y Asociados published in El Periódico. Only 17 per cent of respondents say the country is better off now than under the previous administration.

Berger of the conservative Grand National Alliance (GANA) was elected president in December 2003, winning a run-off over Álvaro Colom of the leftist National Union of Hope (UNE).

Rising crime rates and government corruption have become lingering problems in the Central American country. In 2004, almost 2,000 people were killed in violent incidents across Guatemala. Last month, chief auditor Joaquín Flores issued a preliminary report on illicit government activity. Flores said that close to $600 million U.S. in public funds remains unaccounted for.

Berger’s predecessor—Alfonso Portillo—is wanted in both Guatemala and the United States on charges of misuse of government funds, embezzlement and money laundering.

Polling Data

Do you think the country is better off or worse off than under the past administration?

Better off
17.0%

The same
44.4%

Worse off
35.4%

Source: Borge y Asociados / El Periódico
Methodology: Interviews to 1,000 Guatemalan adults, conducted from Dec. 27, 2004 to Jan. 7, 2005. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.


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