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Toledo Keeps Low Numbers In Peru
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Very few Peruvians voice their support for Alejandro Toledo, according to a poll by IDICE. Only 8.1 per cent of respondents in the South American nation approve of the president's performance.
Toledo was elected in a run-off in June 2001. Last December, 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).
Congressman Edgar Villanueva—who heads the inquiry commission—declared in December that "77 per cent" of the 1.2 million signatures presented to register Toledo's party in 1997 and 1998 "are false." On Jan. 14, key witness Carmen Burga declared that she saw Toledo himself adding forged signatures to the registry. Burga is currently under house arrest after reaching a deal to cooperate with prosecutors.
On Mar. 24, Toledo testified to the inquiry commission during a closed-door meeting. Commission member Xavier Barrón said the president was "offended by the questions" and "denied any involvement, saying there were no falsified signatures."
The next presidential election in Peru is tentatively scheduled for April 2006.
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of Alejandro Toledo's performance as president?
Approve | 8.1% |
Disapprove | 83.2% |
Source: Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigación de Ciencias Económicas (IDICE)
Methodology: Interviews to 2,447 Peruvian adults, conducted in March 2005. No margin of error was provided.
