▲ Argentina’s Lionel Messi looks at the trophy following the final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on the 19th. 2022.12.19 AP Yonhap News
A local opinion poll has shown that Argentina’s ‘soccer hero’ Lionel Messi has a high chance of winning if he runs for the presidency.
On the 28th (local time), French media Le Parisien said, “An Argentinian research company conducted a small poll on Messi’s popularity.” told
▲ Twitter capture of Jorge Giacobe, a consultant for Argentinian polling agency ‘Giacove y Associados’
In a brief poll of 2,500 netizens recently conducted by Argentinian polling agency ‘Giacove y Asociados’, 43.7% of respondents said they would support Messi if he ran for the presidency. 37.8% of respondents said they would not support it, and 17.5% withheld the response.
In a survey including politicians who are likely to actually run for the 2023 Argentine presidential election, Messi ranked first in the approval rating.
In this survey, Messi’s approval rating was 36.7%, more than three times higher than the runner-up Javier Millais (12%). In third place was former President and current Vice President Christina Kirchner (11%).
Previously, before Argentina won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, former Argentine President Mauricio Macri made headlines by saying, “If Messi leads Argentina to the championship, I will strongly recommend him as the next president.”
Former President Macri said in a recent interview with Marca, a Spanish media outlet, “If he wins, is there any need to hold a presidential election next year?”
“It’s a reminder that Argentines are passionate regarding football and Messi,” Le Parisien said, noting that the poll was not official by an Argentinian pollster.
Reporter Lee Jung-soo