Peru’s Boluarte Hits a New Disapproval Record
Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. Photo: X
July 27, 2025 Hour: 4:45 pm
According to a recent poll, the disapproval of the President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, reached 97% due to the massive refusal to increase her salary to more than 10,000 dollars per month, marking the beginning of her last year in the Executive.
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The CPI study detailed that Boluarte’s approval rating dropped to 2.1% in July, while 0.9% remained indifferent, the lowest percentages so far in the president’s administration. The president will deliver a message to the nation on Monday, providing an assessment of her government on the occasion of Independence Day.
The disapproval of Boluarte’s administration is further explained by the 98.2% rejection of the population, according to the CPI survey broadcast by RPP, of the president’s recent salary increase, which more than doubled the previous economic allocation.
In the central and southern regions of the country, the rejection of the president rose to 98.8%, while in the Amazonian east it stood at 97.7%.
The central and southern Andean regions of Peru have maintained a tense relationship with Boluarte since the beginning of her administration due to the dozens of fatalities that occurred as a result of the protests in late 2022 and early 2023 against the dismissal of former President Pedro Castillo for his attempted coup.
A survey also reveals that the majority of respondents consider Boluarte as ‘very incapable’ or ‘incapable’ in his management of government, and a high percentage want him to leave the presidency as soon as possible. Boluarte has downplayed the results of these polls, recently stating that it measures its approval in the streets.
However, an IEP survey reveals that the disapproval of Boluarte remains at 93.9%, with an approval rate of only 3.6%, making her the most disapproved of the last 13 years. 39% of respondents expressed anger at Boluarte’s salary increase, while 31% expressed disappointment and 12% felt injustice. The CPI survey, applied to 1,200 people nationally between 18 and 24 July, has a confidence level of 95.5% and an error margin of 2.8%.
The Peruvian president faces multiple preliminary investigations and constitutional charges for alleged crimes including corruption, concealment, temporary resignation from office, homicide and serious injuries related to the 2022-2023 protests.
An 11% of the population believes that it will be investigated for numerous cases, while a 10% believe that it could try to escape, added to the investigation in progress for the alleged cover-up in the escape of Vladimir Cerrón, leader of the party with which Boluarte came to power.
During Boluarte’s administration, she has been investigated for the alleged cover-up in the escape of Vladimir Cerrón, the founder and leader of the Marxist party Free Peru with whom Boluarte acceded to the Executive, sentenced for a case of corruption during his term as regional governor of Junín.
Another 9.4% believe that she will be tried or go through many trials following the charges brought against her, while 2.2% believe that Boluarte will seek political asylum from some country, as did former first lady Nadine Heredia in Brazil, following his conviction for money laundering, or former President Pedro Castillo’s wife, Lilia Paredes, in Mexico after the failed coup attempt in 2022.
According to the CPI survey, only 0.4% of respondents believe that nothing will happen to Boluarte, and 1% believe that it will avoid justice. The president’s disapproval is 97%, her approval 2.1% and 98.2% reject the salary increase approved in her favour. The survey was conducted at a national level between 18 and 24 July among 1,200 people.
Recently, The Peruvian Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched a preliminary investigation against President Dina Boluarte for alleged illegal funding of political organizations during the 2021 election campaign, in which she was elected vice president.
The investigation is based on a witness statement that Boluarte requested 150,000 soles from businessman Eduvigis Beltrán to finance his presidential campaign with the Free Peru party, before the second round of elections in which Pedro Castillo was elected.
Source: EFE
