This last Sunday, June 15, the XX Survey of General Managers of Economic Weekwhich shows that 87% of the country’s CEOs disapprove of the president’s management Dina Boluarte, who took office on December 7, 2022 after Pedro Castillo’s failed coup d’état. A year and a half later, the head of state has not been able to achieve acceptance by citizens in general and businessmen.
Along these lines, a year ago, a previous study showed that 71% of Peruvian CEOs showed their support for the Government of Boluarte Zegarra. However, as a result of journalistic revelations and the investigations carried out by the Prosecutor’s Office against the president for the alleged crime of improper passive bribery, the General Managers changed their position.
This new negative figure directed towards the president would show that the General Managers disapprove of the current regime, because, in their opinion, citizen insecurity has increased in recent months, causing fear among Peruvians. Furthermore, the weakness that the Executive Branch would maintain in the face of the national situation and institutional deterioration is highlighted.
This survey was carried out between April 26 and May 16 of this year, which took as a sample 143 general managers of the 2,500 companies in the country. This disapproval of the head of state shows that Peru’s CEOs are beginning to align themselves with the thinking of citizens in general.
In 2023, the country’s CEOS showed only 29% disapproval compared to this year. Photo: Economic Week.
5% of citizens approve of Dina Boluarte’s management
A year and a half after assuming the presidency of the Republic, Dina Boluarte has registered a record low approval figure for an acting head of state since 1980. According to the latest Datum survey, Only 5% of the population approves of his management. This data reflects a significant blow to the Government’s popularity, in a context of investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office and the president’s resistance to granting interviews to the press.
Boluarte’s disapproval has increased to 91%. In the south of the country, his support fell from 7% to 3%, with disapproval reaching 95%. In Lima and Callao, the rejection is 90%, influenced by investigations such as the Rolex case.
The president’s approval has been deteriorating in this year and a half. The investigations against her and her brother Nicanor Boluarte have further weakened her image, already affected by her alleged responsibility in the deaths of citizens during the protests at the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023.
Boluarte would be the most unpopular president since 1980
The survey reveals that Dina Boluarte has become the most unpopular president since 1980surpassing the previous record of Alejandro Toledo in 2004, who obtained 7% approval.
The lowest approval percentages for presidents since 1980 are the following: Fernando Belaúnde Terry (18%), Alan García (6%), Alberto Fujimori (first government) (33%), Alberto Fujimori (second government) (9%) , Valentín Paniagua (71%), Alejandro Toledo (7%), Alan García (second government) (22%), Ollanta Humala (14%), Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (17%), Martín Vizcarra (39%), Francisco Sagasti (28%), Pedro Castillo (19%) and Dina Boluarte (5%).
