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Confidence in Milei's Government Hits New Low with Fifth Consecutive Decline

The Universidad Torcuato Di Tella's April survey shows a 3.7% drop in trust, with sharp declines across all governance categories.

Javier Milei, el domingo, durante el acto de condecoración del economista español Jesús Huerta de Soto en la Casa Rosada.
Para la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, la confianza en el Gobierno está en caída.
El presidente Javier Milei y su jefe de Gabinete, Guillermo Francos (AP Photo / Alessandra Tarantino)
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Overview

  • The Confidence in Government Index (ICG) for April 2025 fell to 2.33, marking a 3.7% decline from March and a cumulative 12.4% drop since December 2024.
  • This is the fifth consecutive monthly decline under President Javier Milei, with trust levels now 10.7% lower than Mauricio Macri's in April 2017 but 34.5% higher than Alberto Fernández's in April 2021.
  • All five governance categories evaluated—problem-solving capacity, honesty, spending efficiency, general evaluation, and concern for public interest—saw declines, with the sharpest drop in 'concern for the general interest' (-9.7%).
  • The survey revealed demographic and regional disparities, with higher confidence levels among men, younger respondents, interior residents, and those with tertiary education or optimistic economic outlooks.
  • Conducted by Poliarquía for the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, the survey sampled 1,000 adults across 39 localities between April 3 and April 11, 2025.