Peru: President Garcia Still Unpopular

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Do you approve or disapprove of Alan García’s performance as president?

	Sept. 2009	Aug. 2009	Jul. 2009
Approve	28%	27%	27%
Disapprove	67%	69%	68%

Source: Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 Peruvian adults in 15 cities, conducted from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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Peru: Most Citizens See Bolivia as Enemy

Do you think the government of Bolivia is a friend or an enemy of Peru?

Friend	16%
Enemy	68%
Not sure	16%

Do you think the people of Bolivia are friends or enemies of the people of Peru?

Friends	36%
Enemies	46%
Not sure	18%

Source: Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 Peruvian adults in 15 cities, conducted from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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Peruvians Want Free-Trade With US

Do you support or oppose the free trade agreement between Peru and the United States?

Support	66%
Oppose	25%

Source: Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,007 Peruvian adults, conducted from Dec. 12 to Dec. 14, 2007. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

Peruvians Like America

Imagine that, a people who are not too jealous to admit they like us. This shows the Peruvians have a strong self-image, unlike the Western-Europeans, who have such a feeling of inferiority that they prefer terrorists to us in many polls that are taken in that decaying continent. Peruvians even picked us over Spain even though they wouldn't have to learn a new language to live there.

If you had a chance to live anywhere in the world, which country would you choose?

United States	28%
Spain	27%
Italy	10%
Japan	6%
Brazil	6%
Canada	3%

Which country do you admire the most?

United States	27%
Japan	13%
Spain	10%
Italy	5%
Brazil	5%
Cuba	4%

Source: Apoyo / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,038 Peruvian adults, conducted on May 17 and May 18, 2007. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

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Peru: Garcia Losing Popularity

Do you approve or disapprove of Alan García’s performance as president?

	Feb. 2006	Dec. 2006	Oct. 2006
Approve	50%	52%	57%
Disapprove	37%	30%	24%

Source: Apoyo / El Comercio
Methodology: Interviews with 1,503 Peruvian adults, conducted from Feb. 14 to Feb. 16, 2007. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.