Political Image of Enrique Peña Nieto and Dilma
Rousseff
Today´s
blog it´s to analyze the image of two presidents: Enrique Peña Nieto and Dilma
Rousseff. The reason I choose Dilma
Rousseff, president of Brazil, it´s to make a comparison of a president that
it´s highly approved by her country, and in the case of Peña Nieto, whose
popularity it´s decreasing through one year being in the power. This way we can see how different cultures
vary when electing their president.
The Fist
aspect I would like to analyze it´s the physical aspect, through the entire
presidential campaign, Enrique Peña Nieto was criticized for being handsome,
accused that it was a strategy made by PRI to attract votes from ignorant women
that considered him good-looking. What
is true, besides his appearance, it´s that Peña Nieto it´s in complete shape,
at his 47 years old he is able to run 10 kilometers and doesn´t suffer any
strong disease. In the other hand, Dilma
Rousseff it´s in her late 60´s and she
has suffered Cancer, questionable how she can handle so much work pressure in
her condition. Nevertheless, it appears that it´s the only aspect that Peña
Nieto can find in his favor.
According
to Forbes, Dina Rousseff it´s the second most powerful woman in the world, just
behind the German councilor Angela Merkel, not only that, Dina is seen as a
National Hero compared as Joan of Arc, she fought the military dictatorship in
her country where she was tortured and arrested for three years. She studied
economics in the University of Rio and she has a long political career. On the
other side, Peña Nieto it´s 20 years younger, and has only been governor of one
state in the country, in his short period of his political life, he has been
the eye of the hurricane in many controversies, especially the one in Atenco
where girls were raped and the ones responsible were not judged and the other,
he fact that he married a Mexican soup opera star, la Gabiota.
One last
aspect to view, it´s the popularity after a period of time in their
presidential duty, in two years, Diana has been approved by the Brazilian
community in a 58%, this means 8 points above from her starting period. In the other hand, Peña Nieto, slightly one
year of winning the election, has decreased 10 points of popularity finishing
with a 42%.
As a
conclusion, I believe that this was predictable, Diana it´s one of the most
powerful politicians in the world, taking care of her image and avoiding
controversies, and this is an example that she was not chosen because of her
political party, on the other hand, I think PRI was clever in the circumstances
of the national situation and the fall of the PAN, which influenced a lot in
the decision of the people to choose him as president.
2013, 09 21).
Retrieved from Vanguardia:
http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/caepopularidaddeenriquepenanietosegunencuesta-1785499.html
Forbes. (2013, 09 21).
Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/profile/dilma-rousseff/