Low popularity of Colombian President

the popularity of President Juan Manuel Santos fell seven points and ranked in November at 64%, according to a survey disclosed on Sunday by the week magazine.

Santos had rates of 71 per cent in July, the date of the previous survey, said the survey by the Ipsos-Napoleón Franco signing for the magazine and the Group of RCN's radio and television.

The survey also revealed that has decreased the number of those who believe that Santos meets his campaign promises, which rose from 60% in July to 53 per cent in November.

"Only with time we will know if the deterioration is timely or if, as it was traditionally the case with most of the Governments, after a sweet honeymoon will come a stage of lower popularity and increased public dissatisfaction", said the weekly.

Among the explanations for the decline in popularity and expectations with the Government are from the serious effects of the intense rainy season and that the u000apopulation does not perceive an improvement in their lives despite an economic growth of 5.2% in the second quarter of the year and that for the first time in the Decade unemployment stood in a digit, 9% at the end of October, told the magazine Javier Restrepo, the firm Ipsos-Napoleón Franco.

The number of people that he believes that he is fulfilling his campaign promises, said the magazine, "is less than what showed that indicator at any time during the eight years of administration and Alvaro Uribe" (2002-2010) as the predecessor Saints.

And to be consulted on whether they would or not according to a re-election of Santos, 54% responded to disagree, compared to 35% who said that for a second term. 11% Or not responded or said not knowing.

Santos, an economist at 60 years, has not yet said whether he will seek or not a second term of four years in elections in 2014.

The survey was conducted from 26 to 29 November among 1,009 u000apeople, half of them consulted by telephone and the other half in polls face to face, in 13 different populations, from the capital Bogota to Itagui in the northeast of the country; Solitude in the Colombian northern coast and Villavicencio, in South

The firm calculated that the study has a margin of error of /-3.1 percentage points.

The survey also revealed the dilemma between the force and dialogue as a mechanism to solve the problem of the guerrillas: 47 percent said to be in favor of negotiating peace and 48% said that we must fight them militarily. 5% Said not knowing or not responded.

In topical, the inquiry consulted respondents if assuming that alias Timoleón Jiménez or Timoshenko, maximum leader of the rebel revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC), was hidden in Venezuela, if President Hugo Chavez, would help Colombia to capture it, or will really not help Colombia in the subject. A 79% said they believe that u000aChávez would not capture him, 16% said yes and 5% said not knowing or not responded.

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