{"id":523603,"date":"2026-09-15T10:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/sheinbaum-bukele-and-de-la-espriella-lead-the-latin-american-presidential-ranking\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:58:48","slug":"sheinbaum-bukele-and-de-la-espriella-lead-the-latin-american-presidential-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/sheinbaum-bukele-and-de-la-espriella-lead-the-latin-american-presidential-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheinbaum, Bukele and De la Espriella lead the Latin American presidential ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum,<\/strong> leads the ranking of Latin American leaders best rated by their citizens in September, followed by the leaders of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, and Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella<\/strong>, according to a poll by CB Global Data<\/a> in which Bernardo Ar\u00e9valo of Guatemala occupies the last place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheinbaum obtains a 69% positive image and a 28.3% negative one, with an increase of 2.5 percentage points compared to August, when she recorded a 66.5% approval rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mexican president, who took office in October 2024, has faced pressure from the U.S. regarding tariffs and the fight against drug trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bukele holds second place, with a 66.2% favorability rating and a 29.9% disapproval rating. The Salvadoran leader lost 2.5 percentage points compared to August, when he reached 68.7%, although he maintains one of the highest approval ratings in the region and has led the latest regional polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In third place is the president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, with a 53.6% approval rating compared to a 41.6% negative perception. The president took office on August 7 and, just three days later, had to face one of his first major challenges with the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that shook the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fourth place is the leader of Peru, Keiko Fujimori, with a 52.4% positive image and 45.1% negative, after falling 2.6 points from the 55% in August. Fujimori assumed the Presidency on July 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is followed by the Dominican Luis Abinader, who registers 50.8% support and 43.8% disapproval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abinader was the leader who improved the most compared to the previous measurement, with an increase of 2.7 percentage points, from 48.1% in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ruler of Costa Rica, Laura Fern\u00e1ndez, occupies the sixth place with a 49.7% approval rating and a 45% disapproval rating, practically at the same level as in August, when she obtained 49.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president of Brazil, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, appears in seventh place with a 48.5% approval rating and a 49.2% negative perception, which represents a drop of 3.4 points compared to the 51.9% in August. Lula is a candidate for reelection in the presidential elections in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is followed by the leaders of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, with a 47.4% positive image and 47% negative; of Paraguay, Santiago Pe\u00f1a, with a 45.5% approval rating and 51.2% rejection; and of Honduras, Nasry Asfura, with 43.2% support and 54.2% rejection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president of Chile, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast, occupies the eleventh position with a 42.9% approval rating and a 52.5% negative image, after losing 4.8 percentage points compared to the 47.7% recorded in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In twelfth place is the ruler of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, with a 41.6% positive image and a 53.6% negative one. Paz experienced the largest drop in the measurement, losing 8.9 percentage points compared to the 50.5% in August, while the country remains under a state of exception decreed to lift road blockades and curb what his government considers attempts at destabilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uruguayan Yamand\u00fa Orsi occupies the thirteenth place, with a 37.7% approval rating and a 59.1% disapproval rating, while Argentine Javier Milei is fourteenth, with 35.5% favorability and 60.6% disapproval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the bottom of the ranking appear the co-president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, with a 33.9% approval rating and a 63.9% disapproval rating; and the president of Panama, Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino, with a 32.1% positive image and a 63.4% negative one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, acting president of Venezuela, occupies the penultimate place with a 28.8% approval rating against a 64.3% rejection rate. Her administration has been marked by the country’s recovery following the two earthquakes on June 24 and by the promotion of agreements with the U.S. and other companies to strengthen the oil and energy sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In last place is the president of Guatemala, Bernardo Ar\u00e9valo, with a 28.2% positive image and a 67.3% negative one. His support fell 1.3 points compared to August, when it reached 29.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey was conducted by CB Global Data between September 7 and 11, 2026, among citizens over 18 years of age from 18 Latin American countries. The sample size ranged from 3,225 to 4,271 people per country, with an average margin of error between \u00b11.5% and \u00b11.7% and a 95% confidence level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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