Bukele, Sheinbaum Lead Latin American Presidential Approval; Venezuela's Rodríguez Ranks Last

Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico continue to lead the rankings of Latin American presidents with the highest citizen approval for the second month running. Despite this, both leaders registered a slight decrease in their favorability ratings. In stark contrast, the interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, occupies the bottom of the list, having suffered the most significant drop in support across the region, according to the latest poll by CB Global Data.

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Although he maintains the first position, his support decreased 1.7 points compared to June, when he reached 69.1%.

Bukele maintains the top position with 67.4% favorability and 28.3% negative image. His support decreased by 1.7 percentage points from June, when he recorded 69.1%. Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico holds second place with a 65.1% positive image and 30.2% rejection, a marginal decrease of 0.4 points from the previous month. Completing the podium is Costa Rica's President Laura Fernández, who boasts 55.5% popularity against 38.2% negative perception, a slight drop of 0.6 points from her prior measurement.

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Claudia Sheinbaum occupies the second place in Mexico with a positive image of 65.1% and 30.2% rejection, which represents a marginal variation of 0.4 points less than the previous month.

At the lower end of the spectrum, Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela garners only 22.7% citizen support against an overwhelming 70.8% rejection. Rodríguez experienced the worst monthly performance, plummeting 6.8 percentage points from June's 29.5%. This decline occurs amidst Venezuela's ongoing humanitarian crisis and reconstruction efforts following a devastating earthquake on June 24. Just one step above her is Peru's interim president, José María Balcázar, with 23% approval and 68.5% disapproval. Despite the low rating, Balcázar was the leader who showed the most significant progress in the subcontinent, gaining 4.8 percentage points. He is set to hand over power on July 28 to Keiko Fujimori.

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The bottom of the measurement is occupied by the acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, who barely reaches 22.7% citizen support compared to an overwhelming 70.8% rejection.

The list of poorly evaluated leaders also includes Guatemala's President Bernardo Arévalo de León, with 30.8% support and 63.4% negative image. Other leaders' approval ratings show Paraguay's Santiago Peña at 51.2% (an improvement from June), Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at 50.6%, and Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz at 49.1%. In the mid-range are the Dominican Republic's Luis Abinader (48.7%), Honduras' Nasry Asfura (45.3%), Chile's José Antonio Kast (44.6%), Ecuador's Daniel Noboa (41%), and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega (40.2%). Colombia's Gustavo Petro is twelfth with 39.4% positive image and 57.5% rejection.

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Rodríguez became the leader with the worst monthly performance, plummeting 6.8 percentage points compared to 29.5% in June.