A push to make polling more accurate in Colombia is starting to backfire, clouding the political landscape for voters and investors ahead of next year’s presidential election.
The years-long, cross-party effort to improve the quality of public opinion research was approved in July, as markets were focused on the country’s deteriorating finances and fragile fiscal outlook.
The new law banned the publication of voter-intention surveys until the end of October. Many observers expected a slew of fresh polls to hit as soon as the regulatory blackout period lifted. But that didn’t happen.
While private polls are still being conducted, only two firms have published new studies so far this month. Pollsters explained that the law tightens criteria for public surveys in a way that roughly doubles their costs, making them less frequent and more limited.
“Those w
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