Rousseff was reelected in the 2014 general election, winning 51.64% of the votes. The election was one of the most contentious presidential elections in the country's history.[25] After being sworn in on the 1st of January 2015,[26] she started her second term weakened, mainly due to the economic and political crisis, which led to a 9% approval rating in a survey by Ibope held in July of that year - the lowest approval rating ever for the president.[27][28] On 15 March 2015, several protests began, gathering hundreds of thousands of Brazilians across the country to demand the impeachment or the resignation of Roussef, among other issues.[29]