University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository NotiSur Latin America Digital Beat (LADB) 8-18-1992 Chile: Opinion Poll On Political Preferences Erika Harding Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/notisur Recommended Citation Harding, Erika. "Chile: Opinion Poll On Political Preferences." (1992). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/notisur/10012 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Latin America Digital Beat (LADB) at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in NotiSur by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LADB Article Id: 059970 ISSN: 1060-4189 Chile: Opinion Poll On Political Preferences by Erika Harding Category/Department: General Published: Tuesday, August 18, 1992 On Aug. 9, results of a public opinion poll conducted by the Gemines Institute and Santiago daily newspaper La Tercera were released. About 62.6% of those polled said they support President Patricio Aylwin, while 22% said they oppose him. The poll indicated that Aylwin's greatest support is among the middle class, where he achieved a 70.8% approval rating, compared to 67.5% among the lower class and 43.5% among the wealthy. About 24.4% of respondents identified themselves as supporters of the Christian Democratic Party (Partido Democrata Cristiano-PDC), 9.8% of the Independent Democratic Union (Union Democrata Independiente-UDI), 7.7% of the Socialist Party (Partido Socialista-PS) and 6.5% of the Party for Democracy (Partido por la Democracia-PPD). When questioned regarding preferences for the 1993 presidential elections, 22.8% of respondents indicated they currently support PDC member Eduardo Frei Ruiz Tagle, compared to 14.2% for PS representative Ricardo Lagos, 6.5% for Centrist Union (Union Centro-Centro-UCC) founder Francisco Javier Errazuriz, and 4.5% and 3.3%, respectively, for rightist candidates Evelyn Matthei and Hernan Buchi. (Source: Spanish news service EFE, 08/09/92) -- End -- ©2011 The University of New Mexico, Latin American & Iberian Institute. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 1.