Mexican president gains popularity during pandemic

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s approval ratings have risen during the coronavirus pandemic, with a majority of surveyed voters applauding his campaign to crack down on political corruption, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.

Lopez Obrador now holds a 65% approval rate, according to a nationwide survey of 1,000 voters in face-to-face interviews conducted by pollster Parametria from Aug. 26 to 30.

The rate rose from 54% in March, just as the coronavirus crisis took hold in Latin America’s second-largest economy. Lopez Obrador will give a state of . . .