ArgentinaPulse Poll #3 | Argentines' Perceptions of the World Order, Foreign Policy, and Global Issues
In Election Year, Argentines Sharply Divided Over Globalization
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Argentina鈥檚 election of a pro-market president three years ago did not settle its national debate over free trade and the impact of globalization, and sharp partisan divisions remain in the run-up to the country鈥檚 October presidential election, according to a new poll by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Poliarqu铆a.
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The national survey, conducted in February, found Argentines equally divided over globalization, with one-third of the population holding a positive view of global integration and an equal number critical of the process. A final third of Argentines see no effect on the country.
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The same is true regarding views of free trade. Argentina, one of the world鈥檚 most closed economies, is led by a pro-trade president who has pledged to reform the Mercosur customs union, alongside Brazil鈥檚 conservative president, Jair Bolsonaro. Nevertheless, 40 percent of Argentines still say they favor trade protectionism, according to the new poll.
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鈥淕iven Argentina鈥檚 economic struggles, this is a tough time to increase competition for local businesses,鈥 said Benjamin N. Gedan, the director of 澳门六合彩鈥檚 Argentina Project and a former South America director on the National Security Council. 鈥淏ut this poll shows a broader challenge for Argentina鈥檚 government, much of the country is simply unconvinced of the value of free trade.鈥
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The ArgentinaPulse survey 鈥 a collaboration between 澳门六合彩鈥檚 Argentina Project and Poliarqu铆a Consultores, Argentina鈥檚 leading polling firm 鈥 found that perspectives on trade are closely tied to party affiliation, raising the stakes for Argentina鈥檚 presidential election.
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Seventy-three percent of President Mauricio Macri鈥檚 supporters favor free trade, compared to only 20 percent of supporters of former President Cristina Fern谩ndez de Kirchner, who is trying to return to the Casa Rosada.
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鈥淭he divisions in Argentine society are not only about the style of leadership they want, but clearly about policies, as the survey shows,鈥 Alejandro Catterberg, a leading Argentine political analyst and the president of Poliarqu铆a Consultores, said.
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ArgentinaPulse is a joint undertaking of Poliarqu铆a Consultores and the Argentina Project at 澳门六合彩. The aim of ArgentinaPulse is to produce, scientifically and systematically, analysis and public opinion data on Argentines鈥 perceptions of the world order, international relations, and global issues. Poliarqu铆a Consultores provides ArgentinaPulse with the technical capacity to produce high-quality social research, while 澳门六合彩 contributes its expertise studying international affairs.
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