Mexico president's approval rating below 50pc for first time-poll

• The poll, which is conducted for the newspaper, showed Lopez Obrador's rating had dropped to 49.6pc from 50.1pc a day earlier.

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's approval rating has dropped below 50pc for the first time in a daily tracking poll by polling firm Consulta Mitofsky, according to data published on the website of newspaper El Economista on Friday.

The poll, which is conducted for the newspaper, showed Lopez Obrador's rating had dropped to 49.6pc from 50.1pc a day earlier.

Lopez Obrador, whose approval rating stood at 80pc barely a year ago in some surveys, has suffered a sharp drop in popularity during the past few weeks due to discontent over his handling of several issues, including the coronavirus crisis.