Polls & Research

Toledo Was Average for Most Peruvians

- Few adults in Peru believe Alejandro Toledo was a great president, according to a poll by Datum Internacional. Only 14 per cent of respondents rate Toledo's government as good or excellent, 58 per cent deem it average, and 48 per cent consider it bad or very bad.

Toledo was elected in a run-off in June 2001. In December 2004, the Peruvian Congress authorized summoning Toledo—as well as first lady Eliane Karp and three of the president's siblings—to respond to allegations that a registry of Possible Peru (PP) party members included falsified signatures. Toledo won the 2001 election as the PP's nominee against Alan García of the American Revolutionary People's Alliance (APRA).

In May 2005, congressman Edgar Villanueva issued the inquiry commission's final report. The document—endorsed by only three of the five commission members—accused Toledo of "illicit association" and "plotting against the public faith." Prime minister Carlos Ferrero dismissed the findings, saying, "This report has no use and its accusations have no value."

On Jun. 4, García won Peru's presidential election in a run-off against Ollanta Humala of the Union for Peru (UP). Toledo was ineligible for a consecutive term in office. García will be sworn in tomorrow. 45 per cent of respondents expect him to lead an average administration, while 29 per cent think he will do a good job.

Yesterday, Toledo expressed satisfaction with his performance, saying, "We leave a country that is democratically stable and is on the right path financially. The numbers are there, and history will be the judge."

Polling Data

Taking into account the five years of his tenure, how would you rate Alejandro Toledo's government?

Do you think Alan García will lead a good government or a bad government?