President Dina Boluarte continues to have high levels of disapproval from citizens, a A vast majority of more than two thirds of our country does not believe anything and his July 28 message generated widespread dissatisfaction regarding what he said about corruption, security and the economy, according to the recent national representation survey of the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP)an investigation carried out with the newspaper La República.
The study consulted the population from Friday 2nd to Wednesday 7th August latest and has margins of error of 2.8 points above and below each result for its representation of the reality of our country.
Approximately 88% of Peruvians disapprove of the way Boluarte is leading his governmentIt is a very similar situation to what was known a month ago, when the IEP survey found that 90% of Peru disapproved of the management of the Executive Branch shown by the president.
Just a 6% of our society approves of Boluarte in the way he governs. There is almost no variation in this assessment: in July, 5% agreed with this opinion.
Since the first months of this year and even before, the president maintains the highest levels of disapproval and the lowest acceptance ever known for a ruler. Since he took office in December 2022, has been getting worse in the citizen rating almost constantly.
With more than a year and seven months at the head of the Executive Branch, at least nominally, since he succeeded Pedro Castillo after his dismissal, Boluarte does not seem to be on track to reverse the great rejection of the population in his transition towards 2026, when he would leave office.
Among those surveyed, disapproval of the head of state is even more common in the central, southern and eastern provinces of the country, in rural areas and among those in the middle class, of socioeconomic level C.
Although it is also very low, between the most well-off, from socioeconomic levels A and Bapproval of the president is a little more widespread, according to this study.
Message from 28 and credibility
Boluarte’s last message of July 28, the second he has given in office, which surprised by taking five hours, It was not seen, heard or read by nearly half of the population: 52% of respondents. This is despite the widespread dissemination of the speech in the media and official spaces.
On the contrary, almost the other half of the country also, 48% in the survey did know its content (whether he looked at it, heard it, or read it).
Among those who followed this speech, one 83% felt dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with what Boluarte said about corruption. This problem was barely mentioned in the message. On the contrary, the president had her brother, Nicanor Boluartewho is being investigated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for corruption in the case known as Los Waykis en la Sombra. It was a very symbolic gesture by the head of state, according to various specialists.
Likewise, a 82% were left with these levels of dissatisfaction with what the president expressed in her speech on security.
On references to the economy In this message, a 79% were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied.
Among those who saw, heard or read the president’s speech, 67% would rate it as bad or very bad.
Just a 7% of these Peruvians characterize the speech as good or very good.
In turn, for the 23% of those who fully or partially attended the presidential message of last July 28th It was neither good nor badas shown by this IEP study.
Discredit is another great weight on the current head of state. 71% of those surveyed do not believe anything Boluarte saysThis is more than two-thirds of the entire population or seven out of ten citizens in this country, roughly speaking.
A 18% of the nation gives little credibility to the president of the Republic. This is almost a fifth of the inhabitants of Peru.
Just one 8% believe something the president says and just a tiny 1% gives him too much credit.
Congress
The current Legislative Power also continues on the ground. 91% of Peruvians disapprove of the performance of this Congresso. Their situation has not changed much compared to a month ago, when 94% of them failed, according to the IEP study.
Just a 5% of the entire population approves how Parliament is behaving.
More than two thirds of the country, 69% in the survey do not believe anything the congressmen say when you hear them speak, in general.
20%, or one fifth of the country, considers parliamentarians not very credible.
A 9% generally believe something in the legislators in office and none of the respondents said they gave him much credit.
In addition, almost two-thirds of citizens, 63% among those surveyed, disapproves of the election of parliamentarian Eduardo Salhuanas President of Congress.
12% of compatriots doesn’t even know who now heads the Legislature.
Who They approve that Salhuan has been electedOnly 11% of our society are eligible to preside over this branch of the State.
8% nor is she awareor this matter.
In this way, the I reject these authorities This is what continues to emerge in Peru.
