Argentinian President Javier Milei’s approval rating fell to the lowest level of his term on Sunday, registering its fourth consecutive monthly decline and accumulating a loss of 17 points in five months, as growing social discontent over his fiscal adjustment policies pushes citizen support for his measures down from 43 percent in January to 32 percent in May, according to a new poll by consulting firm QSocial.

Positive assessment of the president’s personal image dropped from 36 to 32 percent, while disapproval rose from 51 to 55 percent, with support eroding among independent voters, allies of the PRO party, and even the libertarian electorate.

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The decline has also carried over to digital platforms, where Big Data monitoring shows a collapse in interactions between January and April 2026: down 79% on Facebook, 66% on Instagram, 59% on X, and 100% on TikTok—a platform where Milei has not posted since January 3.

The economic situation is directly hitting households. 75% of families reduced their spending in the last month, 58% reported having no savings capacity, and 67% faced difficulties paying debts. Only 19% of respondents view the current economic situation positively—a 23-point drop from December.

Sixty-five percent of citizens believe the government is failing to control inflation, a perception that has increased by 14 points since February as the price index remains above 2 percent monthly.

In the first four months of the year, collective bargaining agreements averaged raises of 2.4% against an average inflation rate of 3%, generating a real loss of 3.5% in registered private sector wages, with projections of a 5-point contraction by year’s end.

Unions representing Truckers (Camioneros), auto workers (SMATA), and Commerce (Comercio) have negotiated increases averaging between 1.6 and 2.1 percent monthly.

Meanwhile, 55% of workers perceive job instability, and 41% report signs of layoffs in their companies, with 55% of these warnings concentrated in Buenos Aires.

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