Caracas polls 55% of Venezuelans think Maduro's gov't is no longer democratic
Fifty-three percent of respondents support the idea of requesting the president's resignation and 61% agreed on convening a National Constituent Assembly
EL UNIVERSAL
Monday March 31, 2014 12:32 PM
"They may term me a ‘dictator', but I do not care," said Nicolás Maduro on February 7, 2014 after announcing stringent laws against sensationalism. Today, to the public opinion, given the crackdown on recent anti-government demonstrations, the Executive Office has lost the democratic character late President Hugo Chávez always boasted about.
Based on the last survey conducted by polling firm Venezuelan Data Analysis Institute (IVAD), 55% of the population believes the government "is no longer democratic."
The opinion is shared by the rich and the poor. As much as 62% of respondents in the A/B class questioned the government's democratic nature; this is also the opinion of 55% of those in the C class, and 51% in the D class.
National Constituent Assembly or resignation
According to IVAD, 74% of Venezuelans deems the country's situation is negative; 68% say the economic situation is bad; and 53% finger the government as the main responsible for the country's problems.
How to get out of the crisis? In their answers, 61% of Venezuelans supports the idea of convening a National Constituent Assembly able to renew the branches of government and allow a political change in the country.
When questioned about a hypothetical resignation of the president and a new presidential vote, 15.6% "very much agreed", 37.8% "agreed," and 41% openly rejected such scenario.