“Messi as President” came out of Argentina, the number 1 poll in the approval rating

▲ 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, consultant for Argentinian polling agency 'Giacove y Associados'

▲ 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.

Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup victory in Qatar, is painted on the wall of a building in Buenos Aires.  2022.12.22 AFP Yonhap News

▲ Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to the 2022 Qatar World Cup victory, is painted on the wall of a building in Buenos Aires. 2022.12.22 AFP Yonhap News

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.”

Argentine players, who won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, rejoice with fans on a bus as they leave Ezeiza International Airport on their way to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training center in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on the 20th (local time). .  2022.12.20 AFP Yonhap News

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▲ Argentine players who won the 2022 Qatar World Cup rejoice with fans on the bus as they leave Ezeiza International Airport en route to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training center in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 20th (local time) there is. 2022.12.20 AFP Yonhap News

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

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