(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Alan García’s approval rating has reached a troubling mark, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 78 per cent of respondents disapprove of his performance, up three points since August.

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.

Earlier this month, doctors on the state’s payroll launched a strike and called for a budget increase for the whole medical sector across the country. On Sept. 23, García referred to the protest as a "semi-strike." The association of private medical doctors condemned the president’s remarks, and pledged their support for their fellow professionals.

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