A survey carried out in Colombia in 2022 showed the public opinion of respondents on selected political leaders in the country. Gustavo Petro, Colombian Senator and presidential candidate in 2018, had the highest approval rating, with nearly 55 percent of respondents with a positive opinion on him. Moreover, Petro was leading the presidential race a few months before the elections of May 2022. On the other hand, Colombian president, Iván Duque, had the highest rejection rate, with 75.3 percent of negative response from those surveyed.
Public opinion on selected political leaders in Colombia in 2022
Excluding the so-called former national territories and the archipelago of San Andres
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Original question posed as follows: " Para comenzar, ¿qué opinión tiene usted de..., diría que es positiva o negativa?" (To begin with, what is your opinion of..., would you say it is positive or negative?)
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CELAG. (March 1, 2022). Public opinion on selected political leaders in Colombia in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294308/public-approval-rating-colombian-politicians/
CELAG. "Public opinion on selected political leaders in Colombia in 2022." Chart. March 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294308/public-approval-rating-colombian-politicians/
CELAG. (2022). Public opinion on selected political leaders in Colombia in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294308/public-approval-rating-colombian-politicians/
CELAG. "Public Opinion on Selected Political Leaders in Colombia in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294308/public-approval-rating-colombian-politicians/
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Public opinion on selected political leaders in Colombia in 2022 [Graph], CELAG, March 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294308/public-approval-rating-colombian-politicians/