How much citizen support does Arevalo have today?

This, I fear, is a troubling question for President Bernardo Arévalo’s advisors and strategists. While there have been no serious recent measures of citizen approval or support for the government, the general perception is that the wear and tear on the government is increasing significantly and by the day.

Unlike previous administrations, the wear and tear of the Arevalo administration is not due to the perception that it is a government of corruption and theft. In fact, he has delivered on his election promises of honesty.

Presumably, the slogan of most voters was “It’s okay to have no experience, it’s enough not to steal.” But if they promised not to steal, they were elected to govern without stealing, and they haven’t stolen, why have they not only lost the support of citizens, but also increased public anger against the Arevalo government?

Without data or serious surveys to measure these complex issues, one can only speculate or interpret. One possible analysis is that the electoral mandate to govern as long as one does not steal is actually an illusion. Of course, the integrity of the ruler is an indisputable condition. necessarybut this is not a condition enough For an effective government.

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If this reflection is correct, voters who thought “don’t steal” when they voted may now prioritize concrete results for the benefit of the people over honesty. If we add that the government’s management of social communications has been disastrous, it will not surprise anyone that today the perception of it is negative. Most likely, a technical and objective survey investigating citizens’ opinions of what the government has done since the change of power would highlight the lawsuit with the Attorney General and Minister of the Public Ministry, Consuelo Porras, as the most striking. Add to that the delays or failure to deliver results, such as the repair of the Parín-Escuintla highway. Without leaving behind the disastrous political actions of Congress and the series of failed attempts to approve legislation that interested the executive branch.

Certainly, these surveys will show that people believe Porras is in the service of the government. Corrupt ContractBut he doesn’t care, just as he doesn’t much care about the High Court election, because what really worries and interests citizens are concrete, everyday matters, such as long-delayed road repairs or the government’s failure to take action to address rising prices.

Of course, we are not here to defend the disastrous Prosecutor Porras, nor to downplay the importance of restoring the Public Ministry by removing her. The point is that President Arevalo’s government and what is evident from his social communications is that this is his priority, and they have created a harmful perception that this is his priority. The only thing they doand no other results are ever seen.

It is so pernicious and dangerous that more than one person has already waxed nostalgic about the Jamati regime, saying “they were corrupt and thieves, but at least they did something”. This is wrong, of course, but it is still a notion that could spread dangerously.

Perhaps President Arevalo and his advisors should change their strategy and of course continue to fight to eliminate the catastrophic Porras, but keep a low profile. The flagship of your fleet is the result of meeting daily needs.