Peru President Castillo’s Approval Ratings Plunge After Inflation Riots

Poll shows 63% of Peruvians in favor of Castillo’s resignation
Congress rejected by 79% of respondents, Castillo by 76%

Demonstrators against Peru’s President Pedro Castillo shout slogans outside the Legislative Palace in Lima on March 28Photographer: Angela Ponce/Bloomberg

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By Walter Brandimarte

April 11, 2022 at 2:02 PM UTC

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The popularity of Peru’s leftist president is in free-fall amid soaring inflation and mass unrest, and nearly two-thirds of voters think he should quit, a poll found.

President Pedro Castillo’s government was rejected by a record 76% of respondents in an Ipsos survey commissioned by America TV and published Sunday. Sixty-three percent said the president should resign rather than stay to complete his term in 2026.