Peruvian President Pedro Castillo’s popularity plummets

Eighty-five percent of Peruvians polled in the latest survey by the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP) disapprove of the performance of Congress, while 67% disapprove of that of the country’s president, Pedro Castillo.

The survey, carried out between August 1 and 4 by 1,208 people, nevertheless reflects a slight increase in approval from June to August, from 19% to 24%. In addition, the president’s disapproval in June was 71%, which has dropped four points, reported RPP radio station.

Pedro Castillo’s approval reaches 19% among the country’s high and middle-income brackets. In terms of geographical division, the Peruvian president receives more support in the south (33%) and the east (28%), while his disapproval is higher in the north and center of the country, where it reaches 67% and 73%, respectively.

As for the role of Peru’s Congress, 75% of those surveyed disapprove of its performance in the first year of the legislature. Only 21% responded that they approve of the work of Parliament.

The work of the president of Congress, María del Carmen Alva, is disapproved by 61% of those interviewed, according to ‘La República’.

Among the reasons for disapproving the work of the Parliament, 35% believe that “they are not interested in the people, they only think about themselves”. Another 28% think there is a lack of qualified people, while 21% believe they do not let the Executive govern.

Recently, there has been a confrontation between a part of the Peruvian Congress because the latter has prevented the president from attending the inauguration of Gustavo Petro in Colombia, thus damaging Peru’s image abroad.

The reason for not allowing Castillo to leave the country -every time the Peruvian president leaves the country, the Congress must approve it- is that the president has five open investigations by the Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office in which he is accused of crimes of corruption, personal concealment or obstruction of Justice.

With information from Europa Press