Regional Poll: Venezuelans are Strongest Supporters of Democracy in Latin America | venezuelanalysis.com

5.11.13

Regional Poll: Venezuelans are Strongest Supporters of Democracy in Latin America | venezuelanalysis.com - Further, the study reported that 42% of Venezuelans are “satisfied” with the functioning of their democracy, the seventh highest of eighteen countries polled, with the regional average of satisfaction with democracy at 39%. In the context of the findings, the report observed that “Venezuela thus remains in the eye of controversy as the country where there is the greatest distance between what its citizens say and what the international community says about its democracy”. The report also found Venezuelans to be the most politically engaged and ideologically polarised in Latin America. Forty nine percent of Venezuelans say that they are interested in politics, the highest level in the region, with the average being 28%. The least politically engaged country is Chile, where only 17% say they have an interest in politics.