2024-07-27 11:09:27
Amid the security crisis that the country is going through, the positive figures of both Boric and Tohá have seen a decline, according to the most recent Cadem survey.
The approval for President Gabriel Boric fell four points and stood at a 31% amid the security crisis, while the disapproval his management rose one point and reached and 61%as revealed by the latest Cadem survey.
According to the survey, 69% of those surveyed think that the government’s priority should be crimefollowed far behind by health (25%) and the economy (22%).
On the contrary, only 29% consider that the Crime is the issue to which the Executive dedicates the most time and effort.
At the same time, the 60% believe that the news of the week was the wave of murders occurred in the Metropolitan Region.
In the context of the security crisis, the Cadem survey revealed that the 82% of those surveyed believe that crime has increased in the last three monthswhich represents an increase of six points more than in April. Meanwhile, the 91% consider that crime is more violent.
The crimes that generate the most fear are theft or robbery in public places (36%)ambush or gate robbery (35%), shootings (27%), home robbery (26%), homicide or contract killing (25%), kidnappings (21%), violence in public spaces (12%), cybercrime (10%) and drug funerals (6%).
In that sense, 84% agree that the Armed Forces should collaborate in citizen security tasks and 67% support the idea of declaring a State of Exception in the Metropolitan Region.
Cabinet evaluation
In another area, approval of the work of the Ministry of the Interior fell significantly. Thus, Minister Carolina Tohá fell six points and fell to 42%, while Undersecretary Manuel Monsalve dropped four points and reached 50%.
The best-rated ministers are headed by Jaime Pizarro, who despite falling three points has 76% supportHe is followed by Mario Marcel, who rose three points and reached 60%.
On the contrary, the three worst evaluated ministers are Carolina Tohá (42%); the Minister of Economy, Nicolás Grau (41%) and the head of Education, Nicolás Cataldo (36%).
Regarding the October elections, 65% prefer voting to be compulsorywhich represents an increase of three points compared to the previous survey.
Meanwhile, 50% think that it should be only for all people eligible to vote, whether they are Chileans or foreign residents, while the other 50% think it should only be mandatory for Chileans.