The latest national survey of Giacobbe Public Opinion corresponding to April showed a significant change in the Argentine political map and raised red flags within the ruling party. The survey, carried out on a national sample of 2,500 cases, reflected a sustained deterioration in the president’s image Javier Milei and, at the same time, consolidated Axel Kicillof as the opposition leader with the best image in the same measurement.
The most compelling data from the study was the confirmation of the Buenos Aires governor as the adversary with the best image that can confront the ruling party. The former Minister of Economy maintains a 34.1% positive image, followed by the Trotskyist leader Myriam Bregman with 31.9%. Closing the podium is the former president Cristina Kirchner with 27.9%. With more than 10 percentage points below the former head of state are the vice president Victoria Villarruelwith 16.9% and Mauricio Macri with 16.5%.
Kicillof himself also proved to be one of the opposition profiles with the least negative image (53.2%) compared to the rest of the leaders mentioned, only surpassed by Bregman who measured 50.7%. Likewise, the negative image within the entire Argentine political spectrum maintains an average of 50%. A worrying fact.
At the same time, the survey consolidated Patricia Bullrich as the leader with the best positioning within the center-right and liberal space. The senator obtained 39.7% positive image and 49.7% negative image. Another compelling piece of information from the study was the growth of Milei’s negative image, which reached 55.6%, while the positive assessment clearly lagged behind at only 35.9%.
The phenomenon is especially relevant because the senator not only retains support among traditional PRO voters, but also retains support in libertarian segments disenchanted with the presidential administration. The survey attributes part of this wear and tear to the internal conflicts of the Government, to complaints linked to alleged cases of corruption, linked to the Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni, and to the deterioration of the economic expectations of broad social sectors.
The study also showed strong social unrest. According to the data released, 41.9% of those consulted stated that they “cannot resist any longer” the current economic situation, a figure that directly impacts the presidential evaluation. The report warns that the deterioration of social mood began to be transferred more visibly to the image of the president, especially in middle and lower sectors that had accompanied the ruling party in 2023 with expectations of rapid economic recovery.
In a context of growing uncertainty within the ruling party, the Buenos Aires governor appeared as the leader with the greatest capacity to retain transversal support within the opposition and Peronist electorate, while the ruling party began to face unprecedented levels of rejection since his arrival at the Casa Rosada.
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