Support for closing legislatures is rising in the Americas

The AmericasBarometer surveys adults across the Americas every other year. It has found that support for a president to shutter the national legislature in tough times more than doubled to nearly 30% in 2021, from around 14% in 2010.

Some surveys began in one year and concluded in the following year.
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