In a balance that has begun to be held by members of the government Bank, the most recent Invamer Poll survey was announced in which the approval of the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, rose from 32%, which was the record in February, to 37%, the one reported on Wednesday, April 30; in a five -point recovery that was not seen so far this year.
Indeed, the measurement took the president from the margin of 60% unfavorability of his management, because in April it marked 57%; In contrast to what he had registered in February, when this index reached 63%. That is, that, apart from 5% who managed to convert into support for his administration, he managed to get rid of two more percentage points, even if they are in the margin of the undecided.
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The funny thing is that this is the same level of disapproval that his government had in April 2024, 57%, which shows this kind of sway in terms of reports that show how citizens’ perception In relation to what has been done in 32 months of administration, it has been varying. Now, at the doors of the mobilization that he prepares for Thursday, May 1, as part of Labor Day, Petro -the same that has denigrated in the past of the surveys in which he does not go well -will be strengthened by this measurement, because he managed to recover from the red numbers he dragged.
The most notable increase in the president’s approval was observed in the group of people between 18 and 24 years old, whose support grew 10 percentage pointssince it went from 44% in February to 54% at the end of April 2025. In the same way, the approval also experienced a significant ascent in the population of 50 years or more, which went from 24% in February to 31% at the end of April.
In the data that were shared, Medellín is the city in which Petro faces the greatest disapproval, as 74% rejects its managementwhile only 22% approve it. Unlike what happens in Cali, which remains its political fort, since 45% of those consulted approves their performance, although 47% disapproves; In a similar situation it occurs in Barranquilla, in which 49% reject their work and 45% support it.
It is striking that Invamer’s first survey on Petro as president, carried out precisely in August 2022, showed a different reality; because 56% of respondents approved how they began to perform in office, compared to only 20% disapproval. The panorama to almost three years of administration is completely different, although it has managed to maintain its political capital, which has been between 35% and 40% support; That is, in round numbers, four out of 10 respondents are still faithful to their administration
The measurement, which was funded by own resources, It has a 95% confidence level And it was carried out in the six main cities of Colombia, with a total of 1,400 participants: 400 in Bogotá, and 200 in each of the following cities: Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and Cartagena. In turn, the margin of error in this exercise was 2.6%.
The sampling system used was probabilistic in stages, starting with a Random Household Selection In a first phase. Subsequently, a Simple random choice of people over 18 years within those homes.
