(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public support for Alan García increased in Peru, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 29 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, up three points since February.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public support for Alan García increased in Peru, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 29 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, up three points since February.
In June 2006, García—a member of the American Revolutionary People’s Alliance (APRA)—won Peru’s presidential election in a run-off against nationalist Ollanta Humala of the Union for Peru (UP). In July, García officially took over as president. He had previously served as Peru’s head of state from 1985 to 1990, when he oversaw a major economic crisis.
In October 2008, García accepted the resignation of his entire cabinet following allegations of corruption related to oil concessions. Leftist politician and Lambayeque region president Yehude Simón took over as Peru’s new prime minister.
In June 2009, Simón acknowledged his failure in handling an indigenous uprising in the Amazon region in reaction to new government mining and resource-exploitation laws, and tendered his resignation. Simón was replaced by Congress president Javier Velásquez in a new cabinet shuffle.
Yesterday, García vowed to do more to help the poor, saying, "We need to make sure that everybody works and studies, but also provide the forgotten ones with everything that was never given to them. Let’s leave politicians to discuss, bicker and insult each other."
The next presidential and congressional elections are scheduled for Apr. 10, 2011.
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of Alan García’s performance as president?
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Mar. 2010
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Feb. 2010
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Jan. 2010
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Approve
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29%
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26%
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28%
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Disapprove
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62%
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68%
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66%
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Source: Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,200 Peruvian adults, conducted on Mar. 9 and Mar. 10, 2010. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
