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.

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.