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Support for García Still High in Peru
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Former head of state Alan García would win this Sunday's presidential run-off in Peru, according to a poll by Universidad de Lima. 61.2 per cent of respondents would vote for the American Revolutionary People's Alliance (APRA) contender. Ollanta Humala of the Union for Peru (UP) would finish second with 38.8 per cent.
The first round of the presidential election took place on Apr. 9. Humala finished first with 30.62 per cent of all valid votes, followed by García with 24.32 per cent, and Lourdes Flores Nano of the Popular Christian Party (PPC) with 23.80 per cent. The top two finishers will face-off in the second round, scheduled for Jun. 4.
On May 28, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez expressed his preference for a Humala victory in the Peruvian election, declaring, "García will become a divisive presence, an imperialist pawn who will try to divide us, to cause problems from Peru with Bolivia and Venezuela and with any other government that establishes a path to socialism."
Earlier this month, García criticized "the intromission of South America's rich relative" in Peruvian politics.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the second round of the presidential election?
(Decided Voters)
May 21 | May 14 | |
Alan García (APRA) | 61.2% | 61.9% |
Ollanta Humala (UP) | 38.8% | 38.1% |
Source: Universidad de Lima
Methodology: Interviews with 2,410 Peruvian voters, conducted from May 19 to May 21, 2006. Margin of error is 2 per cent.
