Sunday, August 21, 2016 Old-time demands are backBy Julio BurdmanObservatorio ElectoralInflation, crime are top main worriesAfter a first half of the year when corruption allegations against Kirchnerite leaders were a priority for the public opinion, something began to change. If we compare these figures with June, we can see how old-time demands gained ground in the concerns of society. In the 1980s, surveys made by pioneer pollsters like Edgardo Catterberg showed that democracy was also a major social concern, besides economic welfare. If the social concern about corruption is fading and thus normal demands rising, then the political agenda needs some sort of adjustment. The other says that a saturation of the public with the corruption issue lets the old-time demands back in.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 21, 2016 02:37 UTC