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Peruvians Will Get Divided Congress
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - The centre-right National Union - Popular Christian Party (UN-PPC) is the top political organization in Peru, according to a poll by CPI. 15.4 per cent of respondents would vote for the UN-PPC in next month's legislative election.
The American Revolutionary People's Alliance (APRA) is second with 12.1 per cent, followed by the Alliance for the Future (APF) with 11.2 per cent, Possible Peru (PP) with 7.7 per cent, and the Union for Peru (UPP) with 6.2 per cent.
Peruvian voters will participate in the first round of the presidential election and renew the 120-seat Congress of the Republic on Apr. 9. A recent poll conducted in Lima suggests that APF candidate Keiko Fujimori—the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori—could become the top vote-getter in the capital.
In all, 25 parties and alliances have registered 3,000 candidates. Ollanta Humala of the UPP, Lourdes Flores Nano of the PPC, and Alan García of APRA have been the main contenders in the presidential ballot, which is widely expected to require a run-off on May 7.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the congressional election?
National Union - Popular Christian Party (UN-PPC) | 15.4% |
American Revolutionary People's Alliance (APRA) | 12.1% |
Alliance for the Future (APF) | 11.2% |
Possible Peru (PP) | 7.7% |
Union for Peru (UPP) | 6.2% |
Source: CPI
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 2,860 Peruvian voters, conducted from Mar. 15 and Mar. 19, 2006. Margin of error is 1.9 per cent.