Haiti President Martelly still has a 57 percent job approval rating but elections up for grabs

April 1, 2015 8:42 AM

Haiti President Martelly is still a popular president with a 57 percent job approval rating besides all the recent government protest demanding his resignation according to a recent public opinion survey. But one question is raised: Can Martelly's choice for president win the upcoming elections?

PHOTO: Haiti - PM Laurent Lamothe ak President Martelly - Gouvenman Lakay ou La Gonave

KREYOL: Haiti Elections - President Martelly chaje popularite jiska prezan MEN... Sa pa vle di kandida li chwazi pou ranplase-l la kapab rive president... Deja nan sondaj yo, Laurent Lamothe genyen 21 pousan chans pou li presidan si li kandida, Mandan Presidan an, Sophia Martelly a 14 pousan... Pi gro pousantaj la, 31 pousan, sa moun ki poko konnen oswa pa vle di pou ki moun yo pwal vote... Kisa ou panse de sa?

The elections are so much up for grabs... Martelly "has support" but "anybody can win," said Eduardo Gamarra, a Florida International University international relations professor who conducted the survey.

Question: Will President Martelly's popularity help any one candidate in the upcoming elections? Read this...

When asked who would they vote for, 21 percent of the people surveyed said Laurent Lamothe, 14 percent said Sophia Martelly, but an overwhelming 31 percent of the people either didn't know or had no response...