Chávez indicated on a national radio and television channel that it had been a year since he took charge of rebuilding Costa Rica, and confirmed that, as he had promised, he believed he was complying because he had confirmed that they had responded to the most pressing problems that had been found. Upon arrival.
He stressed that this responsibility must be expressed in concrete actions to improve the quality of life for everyone without exception, and declared that he is full of illusion and optimism, with better economic prospects than the vast majority of countries in the world, with the task of reducing the cost of living and not comfort in fighting crime.
The president arrives this first year with a positive rating of 63 percent by the population, according to the latest survey of the Center for Research and Policy Studies of the University of Costa Rica (CIEP-UCR), between April 17 and 21 last, they consulted a thousand Costa Rican adults by phone cellular.
However, this percentage from last April is 16 points lower than Chavez’s support of 79 percent in August 2022, while the negative criteria show a sustainable increase, as it was in August 2022 it was 10 percent, and it rose in November to 14 and in April. It was 19 percent, nearly doubling in eight months.
Nevertheless, support for Chávez remains the highest the president has received after one year in office, a fact that can be explained by his populist language and, above all, his confrontation with mainstream media and opposition lawmakers, as demonstrated in February. 2. May when he submitted his annual work report.
Opposition parties described the report as superficial, electoral rhetoric, verbal delusion and lack of proposals on the wave of crime affecting Costa Rica.
The head of the Frente Amplio faction, Sofia Guillén, emphasized that “more than a mere impeachment report, it seems to us to be more like a speech in the election campaign. It does not raise bridges, it does not open space for dialogue, it is the good soul and the bad others ».
The leader of the Liberal Progressive Party, Eliser Venzig, noted that Chavez described the country as he would like to plan to maintain his level of popularity and make the population think things are better.
Likewise, PUSC deputy Vanessa Castro considered the president’s speech to be a verbal delusion, because – she explained – it showed a panorama where someone else’s dress is placed on many issues and leads us Costa Ricans to deceive.
“I ask people if they feel this improvement that the president talked about today,” he stressed.
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