Peru's President Blames Mopey Peruvians for His Low Approval Rating Jeff Neumann · 11/27/10 04:29PM Peru's jovial but hugely unpopular president, Alan Garcia has come up with a great excuse for his 34 percent approval rating, saying Peruvians are "sad, distrustful ... we have a natural lack of trust." That, or he's a shitty president?