Public confidence in President Milei's government fell 5.9% in September to 1.94 points on a scale of 0 to 5, matching the lowest reading of his term, according to the monthly Government Confidence Index published by Torcuato Di Tella University on Monday.
All five components of the index declined. The measure of whether the government acts in the general interest fell 12.3% to 1.50 points, and respondents' overall assessment of its performance dropped 9.3% to 1.60. Perceived efficiency fell 3.5% to 1.94 and problem-solving capacity 4% to 2.20. Honesty, down 2.9% to 2.45, remained the highest-rated attribute, according to Infobae and the Buenos Aires Herald.
The index has fallen 21.4% since the end of 2025. The September figure equals those recorded in July 2026 and September 2025, Infobae reported. The last time before this summer that the index stood this low was a month before La Libertad Avanza won the October 2025 midterm elections.
Confidence was lower among women (1.62) than men (2.19), and lowest in Greater Buenos Aires (1.72), compared with 1.84 in the city of Buenos Aires and 2.06 in the interior. Respondents aged 18 to 29 gave the government its best score, 2.30, while those aged 30 to 49 gave it 1.84.
Averaged over his term, Milei's index stands at 2.34 points, the lowest average of his administration so far, compared with 2.47 for Mauricio Macri and 1.86 for Alberto Fernández at the same stage of their presidencies, according to Infobae. At 33 months in office, the Herald noted, Milei's monthly score is below Néstor Kirchner's 2.62 at the same point but above those of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Macri and Fernández.
The survey was carried out by Poliarquía Consultores between September 1 and 9 among 1,000 adults in cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants, with a margin of error of 0.06 points.