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The poll is the first national measurement since Fujimori took office on July 28, after winning the June 7 runoff by one of the narrowest margins in Peruvian electoral history
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori has begun her five-year term with a 60% approval rating, against 24% disapproval and 16% who gave no opinion, according to a Datum Internacional survey published on Sunday by the newspaper El Comercio.
The poll is the first national measurement since Fujimori took office on July 28, after winning the June 7 runoff by one of the narrowest margins in Peruvian electoral history. The Fuerza Popular leader took 50.135% of valid votes, or 9,223,396 ballots, against 49.865% for Roberto Sánchez of Juntos por el Perú, who received 9,173,755. The gap was 49,641 votes.
Despite that result, approval exceeds disapproval in every macro-region. It stands at 66% in the north, 64% in Lima and Callao, 62% in the central region and 54% in the Amazon east. In the south, where she lost the election, approval reaches 44% against 39% disapproval. By age group, the strongest backing comes from those aged 18 to 24, at 71%.
