Wapor raises alarm over changes to Peru polling laws

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Research

Wapor raises alarm over changes to Peru polling laws
26 March 2010 | By Brian Tarran

US— Polling advocacy group Wapor is warning of a threat to the freedom to conduct election surveys in Peru, where a proposed law would give politicians and their aides the right to observe interviewers in action.

Wapor – the World Association for Public Opinion Research – objects to the ‘derecho de veeduría’ (right of observation) contained in a bill of proposed changes to election polling regulations currently before the Peruvian Congress.

In a statement the association cautions that “the right to directly observe an interview by third parties conflicts with the principle of anonymity that generally characterises survey research”.

“Wapor’s executive council believes that the proposed derecho de veeduría undermines the profession’s best practices and obstructs researcher–sponsor relations, potentially restricting the freedom and practice of conducting and publishing public opinion polls,” the association says.

Read more: http://www.research-live.com/news/government/wapor-raises-alarm-over-changes-to-peru-polling-laws/4002384.article

[Peace Patriot]

1. Alan Garcia can't believe how bad his polls are, so he now wants to harass the poll-takers?

His ratings are in the Bush Jr. category--25% approval. And he has made himself and his buds so-o-o-o- rich, being the U.S. "go to" guy for U.S. "free trade for the rich," that he must be desperate to stay in power and get even richer. Got to get those poll numbers up, one way or another, eh?

:puke: