The President of the Republic has the support of at least half of the country, while 28% disapprove of his work.
The image of Republic President, Luis Lacalle Pouimproved again in the final stretch of his government, since according to a recent survey He meets the approval of 50% of Uruguayans, while less than a third disapprove of his work.
The content you want to access is exclusive to subscribers.
The data emerges from the last change of the image of the president that was created Consultants Option for May and which was announced this Wednesday on Telenoche, based on a sample of 800 cases with a margin of error of 3.5%.


According to the report, 17% of the population assures that the management of Lacalle Pou is “very good”, while 33% answered that this was “good”, thus meeting the sympathies of 50% of those surveyed.
At the other extreme, 14% think that the president’s administration has been “bad”, while another 14% went further and said that it is “very bad”, for a total of 28% negative image.
In turn, 21% of those surveyed showed neutrality in their perception of the head of state’s work, stating that it is “neither good nor bad.” The remaining 1% said they “did not know” what to answer.
Historical evolution of the image of Lacalle Pou throughout his mandate
Lacalle Pou He began his mandate five years ago with an approval of 62% and a disapproval of only 11% during the second quarter of 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The worst time to Lacalle Pou In terms of approval it was in the third quarter of 2022, with the beginning of the Astesiano case, since its popularity had fallen 21 points, to 41%. For its part, the highest point of disapproval occurred during the fourth quarter of 2023, after the resignations of several government officials as a result of the scandal over the Marset case.
Source: Ambito