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Peru President popularity hits 62%, says GfK

Presidente Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. ANDINA

Presidente Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. ANDINA

14:51 | Lima, Sep. 25.

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's popularity reached 62% in September, up by 2 percentage points from the previous month, the latest GfK poll revealed.

In the urban-rural sphere, 62% of Peruvians approve of President Kuczynski’s performance. Merely 17% expressed dissatisfaction, up by 3 percentage points from August, but down by 12 percentage points from the time he took office (July 28).

21% of surveyed people did not provide a response.

Areas

Among geographical areas supporting the Head of State, the South leads the ranking (70%), followed by Lima (65%), Center (60%), North (57%) and the East (56%).

Mr. Kuczynski enjoys great support from the upper-class, A and B segments (81%), followed by the middle-class C (66%) and low-income sectors D and E (56%).

Trip

Concerning his recent foreign trip to China —aimed to draw investments into Peru—75% of surveyed people seemed to be in favor of it, compared to 16% who think otherwise.

Ministers

Regarding State Ministers' popularity, Prime Minister Fernando Zavala leads preference with 46%, followed by Economy Minister Alfredo Thorne and Interior Minister Carlos Basombrio (both with 42%).

Technical details

Pollster name: GfK
Contracting company: Grupo La Republica (La Republica newspaper)
Sample size: 1,249 people
Margin of error: +/- 2.8%
Level of confidence: 95%
Fieldwork period: September 17-20, 2016

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Published: 9/25/2016