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Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz

The approval rating for Alan Garcia's administration has increased from 38.8 percent to 45 percent in June, reported on Thursday the University of Lima's polling firm, The Public Opinion Group.

According to a survey done this weekend, the information gathered showed that the president's approval rating had risen 6.2 percent while his administration's disapproval rating had dropped 7.5 percent to 48.7 percent.

Polls carried out last month registered that 56.2 percent of the population did not approve of Garcia's administration while this month's survey has revealed that less than half the people polled said they were not content.

Alan Garcia was not the only person that became a little more popular this month.

The survey also showed that the approval rating for the president of Peru's congress, Luis Gonzales Posada had increased from 38 to 41.8 percent.

On the other hand, Peru's Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo was not accepted well by those surveyed. The polling firm reported that only 32.6 percent of participants stated they were satisfied with Peru's Premier.

When asked about the cabinet of ministers, almost 60 percent of the people polled supported the Minister for Women while more than 55 percent of participants stated they were happy with the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism.

Furthermore, it was reported that more than 54 percent of those surveyed said they agreed with the new Minister of the Environment, Antonio Brack.

The University of Lima found Ollanta Humala to be among one of the most unpopular politicians in Peru.

The polling firm reported that 73.8 percent of participants stated they did not approve of the head of the nationalist party.