



Chavez Management Approval Increases, Say Opinion Polls



Results from the vast majority of survey polls reflect the increase in the approval rating of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez over the last year, the director of Consultores 30.11, Germain Campos said today.



In statements to Venezolana de Television, Campos said that the President has a 60 percent approval rating, which implies that two of three inhabitants positively evaluated the labor of Chavez as president.



Among topics with greater popular support, Campos mentioned housing, based on an initiative to reduce the housing deficit, and health, while security is third.



Campos also alluded to the approval of the president's leadership and voter intent with a view to the elections on October 7, in which Ch�vez would win by a large majority over the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, according to opinion surveys. The most recent Consulters 30.11 poll, presented yesterday, shows that if elections were held this Sunday, Chavez would get 57.2 percent of the vote, while the candidate named by the Democratic Unity Table would reach 33.3.



Since the first of these polls was released on March 9, the results of the intended vote for president have ranged between 56.8 percent and 58.6 percent, showing a uniform tendency.

