(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in Peru continue to reject the leadership of Alan García, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 69 per cent of respondents disapprove of the president’s performance, unchanged since May.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in Peru continue to reject the leadership of Alan García, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 69 per cent of respondents disapprove of the president’s performance, unchanged since May.
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.
On Jun. 23, García sent back to Congress an approved bill that would have required the government to consult with indigenous groups before starting resource-exploration or infrastructure projects in their lands, declaring, "We defend the concept of prior consultation that has been signed internationally by Peru, but in no case can the consultation signify a right to veto. That is to say, when they want to construct a highway or a gas pipeline, if the community says no, there wouldn’t be a gas pipeline and Lima would be without light and without gas, when the country is for all Peruvians."
The next presidential and congressional elections are scheduled for Apr. 10, 2011. García is constitutionally barred from seeking a consecutive term in office.
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of Alan García’s performance as president?
|
|
Jun. 2010
|
May 2010
|
Apr. 2010
|
Mar. 2010
|
Feb. 2010
|
|
Approve
|
27%
|
26%
|
27%
|
29%
|
26%
|
|
Disapprove
|
69%
|
69%
|
67%
|
62%
|
68%
|
Source: Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,200 Peruvian adults, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 18, 2010. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
