Disapproval of Peru’s president has climbed to 53% amid growing public concern over rising crime, an Ipsos poll shows.
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori’s approval rating has fallen to 37% after her first 100 days in office, while disapproval has climbed to 53%, according to an Ipsos Perú poll published Wednesday by newspaper Perú21.
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The survey found that Fujimori’s approval rating dropped three percentage points from October, while disapproval rose four points. Compared with the poll’s first measurement in August, support for the president has fallen by 20 percentage points, while rejection of her administration has increased by 28 points.
The proportion of respondents who expressed no opinion of her performance also declined, from 18% to 10% over the same period.
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Text Reads: | Peru’s president 🇵🇪, Keiko Fujimori, said this Tuesday that it would “never” occur to her to “snub” Pope Leo XIV, responding to criticism on social media about her upcoming trip to China 🇨🇳 to take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week 🌏 while the pontiff will still be in Peru.
The president explained that she has a meeting scheduled with Chinese President Xi Jinping 🤝 on the 17th, which it has not been possible to reschedule 📅, and stressed the importance of taking part in APEC activities, which will begin on the 18th in Shenzhen, China.
The findings coincide with the president’s first 100 days in office, a period marked by mounting public demands for action against insecurity and rising crime, particularly in Lima and Peru’s northern coastal region.
Despite the decline in Fujimori’s overall approval, her government’s security initiatives continue to enjoy broad public support. Some 75% of respondents backed the creation of a joint command bringing together the National Police and the Armed Forces to combat organized crime.
Another 59% supported Fujimori’s official visit to El Salvador in late October, where she met with President Nayib Bukele to examine his government’s security strategies.
Facing criticism over the lack of immediate progress in tackling crime, Fujimori defended her administration, arguing that “problems accumulated over years cannot be solved in 100 days.”
She also said her government was working toward “the Peru we all aspire to,” highlighting roadmaps to reorganize the fight against crime, mitigate the effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon, restart hundreds of stalled infrastructure projects and strengthen the country’s macroeconomic and fiscal foundations to finance those initiatives.
The survey also assessed public perceptions of other senior government officials. Prime Minister Luis Galarreta’s approval rating edged up one percentage point to 27%, while his disapproval rose from 55% to 56%.
Economy and Finance Minister Elmer Cuba’s approval rating fell one point to 27%, while disapproval increased six points, from 44% to 50%.
Public dissatisfaction also extended to Peru’s legislature. The opposition-controlled Chamber of Deputies recorded 53% disapproval and 26% approval, while the Senate, presided over by the governing party, registered 54% disapproval and 26% approval. Ipsos Perú conducted the survey on Nov. 4 and 5 among 1,210 people nationwide.
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