Bolsonaro narrows Lula’s advantage for the first round in the presidential elections, but falls short

Bolsonaro narrows Lula’s advantage for the first round in the presidential elections, but falls short

It was the first time that Bolsonaro exceeded 30% of the voting intentions in the first round since the Quaest pollster began conducting the polls at the end of last year.

In a second round, Lula would still comfortably defeat Bolsonaro with 55% of the vote to 34%, a lead that has been reduced by just one point.compared to 54% versus 32% a month ago.

The poll supported a trend seen in an XP/Ipespe poll on Wednesday, which showed Bolsonaro reducing Lula’s lead by 4 points to 44% from 30% with the likely withdrawal of former judge Moro, figure of the mega-cause. car wash.

With Moro apparently out of the picture and the governor of São Paulo, Joao DoriaFacing divisions in his party, Bolsonaro’s numbers have enjoyed a small uptick, Quaest’s chief executive Felipe Nunes said.

“We are seeing two phenomena: the return of the president’s voters to the Bolsonarista nest and the voter disenchantment with the possible emergence of a third candidateNunes said.

Some of those who previously sought an alternative to the polarized race between Lula and Bolsonaro are now considering backing the president, according to Nunes.

According to the survey, if Moro stays out of the race, 2 of his 6 percentage points of his previous support would go to Bolsonaro, dividing the rest between Lula, Doria and the former governor of Ceará. Cyrus Gomesalong with more voters still undecided.

The survey showed that Doria’s rejection rate led the presidential field, with 63% saying they knew him and would not vote for him, compared to 61% saying the same for Bolsonaro and 42% for Lula.

Bolsonaro’s approval rating has slightly improved, poll showed Quaest, with 26% of voters evaluating his government positively, compared to 24% last month.

The survey Quaestcommissioned by Banco Genial, interviewed 2,000 people between March 30 and April 3 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

Source: Ambito

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