(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Peru continue to disapprove of President Alan García’s performance, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 63 per cent of respondents express dissatisfaction with García’s leadership, down two points since July.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Peru continue to disapprove of President Alan García’s performance, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 63 per cent of respondents express dissatisfaction with García’s leadership, down two points since July.
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.
Earlier this month, García expressed support for the death penalty for child rapists and murderers, declaring, "The rape of a little boy causing his death is such an awful crime that has to be chastened by killing not only the criminal but showing their heads to society. There are certain crimes that must be paid with the criminal’s life."
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?
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Aug. 2010
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Jul. 2010
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Jun. 2010
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May 2010
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Approve
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31%
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30%
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27%
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26%
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Disapprove
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63%
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65%
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69%
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69%
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Source: Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,200 Peruvian adults, conducted from Aug. 11 and Aug. 13, 2010. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
