56% of voters in Canelones believe Legnani will do a good job, according to a Cifra poll.

For some time now, the department of Canelones has gained greater relevance for several reasons. The migration of thousands of Montevideo residents to live on the Canarian coast, greater commercial development, and the political momentum provided by President Yamandú Orsi, who previously served as mayor of the department twice. This combination of factors led the consulting firm Cifra to conduct a series of surveys among the citizens of Canelones about their expectations for the administration that Frente Amplio member Francisco Legnani began a few months ago as head of the Canarian municipality. According to the data collected—which is circulating among Frente Amplio leaders in the department and was accessed by El País—56% of Canelones voters believe that Legnani will do a good job (14% very good and 42% good). On the other hand, 8% say it will be bad (7% bad and 1% very bad). Meanwhile, 25% believe it will be neither good nor bad, and the remaining 11% have no opinion. When analyzing the responses according to the political parties that voted in the departmental election, it can be seen that among Frente Amplio supporters, 72% expect good administration (49% good and 23% very good). Likewise, among those who voted for the opposition coalition, 34% expect it to be good (32% good and 2% very good). And among those who voted for another party, 57% believe it will be good (43% good and 14% very good). Shortly after the start of his administration, disapproval ratings are low, with only 3% of Frente Amplio supporters believing he will perform poorly; 14% of those who voted for the coalition; and 5% of those who voted for other parties or cast blank or invalid ballots. Another question asked by the consulting firm asked Canarians whether they believe Canelones is “going in the right or wrong direction.” In response to this question, 74% said it is going in the right direction. Three percent said it is going in the wrong direction, and another 17% said neither. In addition, 6% did not express an opinion. In the Frente Amplio, this figure rises to 91% who consider the department to be on the right track. The same opinion is shared by 59% of opposition voters and 67% who chose another option. This assessment is also similar depending on the area of the department. Among citizens living on the coast, 74% say it is heading in the right direction, among those on Route 8 it is 78%, on Route 5 it is 76%, and among those in the Santoral area it is 65%. The survey conducted by Cifra was carried out between November 17 and 21, consulting 503 people of legal age in the department by telephone. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.8 percentage points.