Maduro's approval rating rises to 23% after US sanctions.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's approval rating rose to 23% in September from 17% in July, according to a survey by the local institute Datanalisis. This recovery occurred after a series of sanctions imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump, as well as a sharp decline in the violent anti-government protests that have marked the country for the past four months.
Reuters - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's approval rating rose to 23 percent in September from 17 percent in July, according to a survey by the local institute Datanalisis released on Monday.
The recovery came after a series of sanctions imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump, as well as a sharp decline in the violent anti-government protests that had marked the country for the past four months.
Nearly 52 percent of those surveyed said they opposed the Trump administration's sanctions, which were imposed in response to the creation of a Constituent Assembly with broad powers, which the opposition said represented the consolidation of a dictatorship.
According to a 57 percent survey, a US "military option" to force change in Venezuela would be unacceptable, referring to a statement by Trump in August that was widely condemned in the region.
Maduro's popularity has been declining since his election as president in 2013, following the death of his mentor Hugo Chávez. The drop in support stems mainly from an economic crisis with triple-digit inflation and shortages of basic goods.
The survey, which interviewed 1.000 people between September 8 and 22, also showed that 86,9 percent believe the country is experiencing a negative situation. The survey's margin of error is 3,04 percentage points.