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news El Financiero 2026-04-17

High presidential approval coexists with national security concerns

The article discusses the apparent paradox where high presidential approval rating exists alongside strong public concern regarding insecurity in Mexico. It notes that this gap between support and perceived security failure is historically common in Mexican politics.


La alta aprobación de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum y la preocupación por la inseguridad no se contradicen: revelan un respaldo político que convive con una demanda ciudadana transversal sobre la principal deuda del gobierno. <p>Algunos lectores me manifestaron desconcierto por los números de la encuesta nacional de EL FINANCIERO de marzo, en la que se lee un nivel de aprobación a la presidenta de 70 por ciento, y una percepción de que el principal problema del país actualmente es la insegurid...

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