Arias Popularity At
All Time Low
Costa Rica's two time president and Nobel
Peace prize laureate, Oscar Arias, may end
his second term in a few months with lowed
level of confidence of his administration in
his last four years, according to the latest
poll by Unimer Research International.
The Unimer poll reveals that Arias' approval
rating index has dropped to 1.697 from a
high of 2.260 in November 2009.
The drop in voter satisfaction was recorded
in a range of areas from the government’s
management of public funds to the
president’s own performance.
The results come three weeks away from Costa
Rica’s February 7 elections during which
Arias’ successor will be decided.
Polls indicate that Laura Chinchilla, who
resigned as vice-president in the Arias
administration to run for president, is the
leading candidate. However, she may face a
runoff election against presidential hopeful
Otto Guevara, who has been gaining support.
It seems unlikely that Chinchilla will
suffer due to her past association to the
current administration, as both candidates
are using the growing dissatisfaction with
President Arias to bolster their own
campaigns
Unimer Research International is an
associate member of Research International,
one of the world leaders in custom market
research services.
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