Rodrigo Paz approval falls | Caída de aprobación de Rodrigo Paz

By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia:

Rodrigo Paz approval drops 13 points in six months and 56% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction

Ipsos Ciesmori confirms a deterioration over six months, with rising disapproval and falling support. El Alto becomes the most critical focus for the president, with rejection exceeding citizen support.

Approval of Rodrigo Paz falls steadily in April

The downward trend in Rodrigo Paz’s approval continued in April, according to a study by Ipsos Ciesmori, released this Tuesday by the Unitel network, three days before the completion of six months of the current government administration.

Specifically, support for the president’s administration stands at 52% and disapproval rose to 38%. This represents a drop in approval of eight points compared to March and 13 points compared to the first measurement in November 2025, when in his debut in office Paz had 65% support and only 18% disapproval.

The survey was conducted in the capital cities of the central axis and El Alto. In the city of El Alto there is the most concerning data for Paz Pereira, as he has a disapproval rate of 49% and only 36% support. Santa Cruz remains the city that continues to support the president the most, but support stands at 60%, 19 points less than the peak it reached of 79%. In Cochabamba approval stands at 48%, also with a downward trend, and in La Paz support for the administration is 56%.

Ipsos Ciesmori carried out 400 online surveys with men and women over 18 years old, with internet access. The fieldwork was conducted from April 21 to April 30.

Negative perception of the country’s direction increases

Another Ipsos Ciesmori study, called the Public Opinion Monitor, also reflects growing dissatisfaction with the country’s direction. 56% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and only 44% perceive it as going in the right direction. This represents an increase of nine points in one month in negative perception and also a nine-point drop in positive perception of the country’s direction.

Last January, 60% considered that the country was going in the right direction and the remaining 40% assessed the direction negatively. These figures already show a deterioration in Paz’s administration in a week in which he faces several conflicts.

This Tuesday a transport strike took place that was strong in Cochabamba and the western part of the country, although it was not observed in Santa Cruz. Law 1720, on the reconversion from small to medium property ownership, is another source of controversy. An indigenous march that arrived in La Paz on Monday demands its repeal, but on this day the Chamber of Agriculture of the East declared itself in a state of emergency and demanded that authorities not touch the law, considering it vital to improve access to financing.

The recurring problem in these first months of Rodrigo Paz’s government has been low-quality gasoline. Transport workers insist that the issue has not been solved, as vehicles continue to suffer engine failures. This Tuesday there was a massive mobilization of motorcycle taxi drivers outside the offices of YPFB in Santa Cruz. The sector considers that compensation implemented by the state oil company is slow and is not covering all those affected.

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