Minister of Education has highest approval rating in Government
Fernando Alexandre surpasses achieves the best evaluation in the current Government. The Health Minister records the worst rating among those surveyed.
Public trust in Prime Minister LuÃs Montenegro reached a new height in July: 3.2 on a 0-5 scale, according to a new Intercampus barometer for Correio da Manhã and Jornal de Negócios.
The analysis shows a positive trend in the evaluation of the head of Government, with his grade increasing from the previous month (3) and May (2.9).
The barometer, which assesses the performance of the country's main institutions and political figures, revealed that the Government and the Assembly of the Republic also received positive grades, with an average rating of 3.1 on a scale out of 5.
The Government was in fact the institution, whose evaluation’s improved the most in the last three months (0,2 points from the previous month).
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also saw an increase in his rating, although it is still considered negative. The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Supreme Court of Justice improved in the assessment of respondents, with the Supreme Court being the only institution that did not record an improvement in its assessments.
The Attorney General's Office continues to have the lowest rating among the institutions analyzed.
Performance of Ministers
Within the Government, Minister Fernando Alexandre, responsible for Education, Science and Innovation, had the best evaluation.
Despite a slight loss of points, Alexandre surpassed Paulo Rangel, Minister of Foreign Affairs, as the Minister with the highest approval rating. His success in striking a deal with teachers’ union over the return of service time may seems to have contributed to this improvement.
On the other hand, the wage increases announced for the Armed Forces have not yet been considered in this survey, as the Barometer was carried out before the decision. As a result, Nuno Melo, Minister of Defense, does not benefit from the new assessment and emerges as the second worst minister.
Ana Paula Martins, Minister of Health, obtained the worst rating among cabinet members, reflecting the chronic problems in the National Health Service (SNS). The Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, was also poorly evaluated,