Funes' high approval coincides with his role as a mediator in the institutional crisis caused by the power conflict between the judicial and legislative bodies, the publication noted.
It also mentioned a study performed in June that confirmed Funes as the president with highest approval rate in the last six governments, as of 1984.It's pretty remarkable that President Funes' approval ratings have remained consistently high over the last three years given the constitutional conflicts of 2011 (Decree 743) and 2012 (two constitutional chambers), poor economic conditions including increasing debt, and, up until March, a terrible security situation caused by gang violence.
On the other hand, Funes has navigated the country's foreign policy pretty well (Obama's visit to El Salvador and a Millennium II compact) and overseen improvements in the day-to-day lives of many people in El Salvador (education and health reforms and now security).
