Poll: 66% of Chileans Skeptical Kast's Economic Reform Will Revive Economy — Approval Falls to 26% at Day 70

A Data Influye/Tú Influyes survey published May 21, 2026 — coinciding with the 70th day of the Kast presidency — found that 66% of Chileans do not believe the government's flagship economic reconstruction mega-bill will successfully reactivate the economy: 22% 'disagree' and 44% 'strongly disagree.' Only a small minority expressed confidence in the reform's economic impact. Kast's personal approval had fallen to approximately 26%, down from 59% at inauguration on March 11, 2026 — an unusually steep decline driven by fuel price hikes of 32–62%, a Q1 GDP contraction, the Codelco production scandal, and the perception that his minority government lacks the congressional leverage to pass its agenda intact. With 54% actively disapproving, the data points to an early consolidation of opposition rather than a honeymoon-phase decline. The poll emerged a day after the Chamber of Deputies passed the bill's base text 90-59-1, underscoring the gap between legislative momentum and public confidence in outcomes.