Confidence in Milei, Congress and the armed forces grew, but democracy, police and unions performed poorly

Team Mide submitted a report titled Democracy, institutions and divisions in the Argentine Republic which was carried out annually from 2022, but in 2025 it was decided to do it semi-annually, in June and December, surveying people aged 16 and over and collecting information using digital tools. This is what the results show Confidence in President Javier Milei, Congress and the armed forces grewbut democracy, police and unions performed poorly.

The first question of Opinion poll was: “To what extent do you agree with this statement? Democracy may have problems, but it is better than any other form of government.” The results were: 66% agreed, 22% disagreed and 12% were neutral. Furthermore, 72% of respondents agreed Democracy is preferable The answers also indicated this for every other form of government more dissatisfaction than satisfaction with current democracy.

When asked whether respondents were “very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the way democracy works in Argentina,” only 11% answered “very satisfied,” 37% said “satisfied,” and another said 37% answered “dissatisfied” and 15% answered “very dissatisfied”.

However, based on the same question asked between December 2002 and today, there is a clear difference. growing optimism:

-December 2022: 29% satisfied, 71% dissatisfied.

-December 2023: 36% satisfied, 64% dissatisfied.

-December 2024: 50% satisfied, 50% dissatisfied.

-June 2025: 47% satisfied, 53% dissatisfied.

-December 2025: 48% satisfied, 52% dissatisfied.

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Argentines’ trust in public institutions: from Milei to the unions

The same study analyzed the Confidence level of respondents across a range of Argentine institutions. The Presidential inauguration 31% said “a lot of trust,” 18% said “some trust,” 12% said “a little trust,” and 39% said “no trust at all.”

However, if you analyze the data from 2022, this can be seen increased confidence in Milei, both from the beginning of his term in office (27%) to the last period surveyed (June-December 2025), where trust increased from 46 to 49%, while distrust of his character fell from 54 to 51%.

Confidence towards this was also evident among those surveyed National Congress: In the last study, 9% expressed “a lot of trust,” 28% “some trust,” 37% “a little trust,” and 26% “no trust at all.” Although the result is mostly negative, with 37% positive and 63% negative, according to Congress increased self-confidencefrom December 2022 to December 2025, by 7%, and by 15% based on the last period examined (June-December 2025).

The armed forces They also came to a positive result. In the latest Equipo Mide survey, 26% said they had “a lot of trust,” 32% said they had “some trust,” 24% said they had “a little trust,” and 18% said they had “no trust at all.” The partial result already shows a positive picture that is stronger than the negative, but it has also increased: in the period June-December 2025, the Bundeswehr They managed to increase their self-confidence by 5%. and lower the same percentage of distrust.

The police9% received answers with “a lot of trust”, 31% with “some trust”, 35% with “little trust” and 25% with “no trust”, i.e. The analysis of the data is noteworthy because, despite the fact that it is one of the institutions most supported by Milei management and the positive image of the former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, the level of The distrust remains practically the same as during Alberto Fernández’s term in office (60%).

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The Human rights organizations They have a more balanced assessment: 18% reported “a lot of trust”, 30% “some trust”, 27% “a little trust” and 25% “no trust at all”, i.e. 48 to 52. Analyzing the latest studies shows that its reputation has grown: in December 2023, the same study reported 41% trust and 59% distrust.

The political parties They continue to have a very high level of distrust: although they managed to reduce their negative numbers in June 2025, they increased them again in December until they reached the 75% distrust. Specifically, in this month’s study, 5% of respondents said they had “a lot of trust,” 20% said they had “some trust,” 36% said they had “a little trust,” and 39% said they had “no trust at all.”

One of the institutions with the worst results was the Syndicalism. 5% reported feeling “a lot of confidence,” 16% “some confidence,” 29% “little confidence,” and 50% “no confidence at all,” a 21 percent imbalance 79 percent. But the lack of popularity is not a new issue: in December 2023, distrust was already at 78%, in December 2024 it was 77% and in June 2025 it was already 79%.

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The social organizations, Like human rights organizations, they have managed to increase their reputation. While in December 2023 only 34% of respondents reported feeling trust versus 66% distrust, in December 2025 respondents answered: 13% “a lot of trust”, 29% “some trust”, 30% “little trust” and 28% “no trust at all”, i.e. a balance of 42% trust, 58% distrust.

2025 was a year of intense electoral activity, so confidence in the National Electoral Chamber. The results for this December were: 12% “a lot of trust”, 34% “some trust”, 33% “a little trust” and 21% “no trust at all” (46% trust, 54% distrust). Distrust increased ahead of the parliamentary elections in Octoberwhich reached 60%, but after the ruling party’s victory returned to levels similar to those in December 2024, when distrust reached 52%.

Finally, Equipo Mide assessed the perception of the Church. 21% responded “a lot of trust,” 27% “some trust,” 26% “a little trust,” and 26% “no trust” (48-52). This shows the balanced result In recent years the church has reorganized its imageconsidering that the same question received 35% trust compared to 65% distrust in December 2022.

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