He promised change. He vowed that decisions about the country’s natural resources would be made by consensus and dialogue with farming and indigenous communities. He said that water was more important than gold.
In June of this year, Ollanta Humala, a former army captain, was swept to electoral victory by... » read this article
LIMA, Jun 10, 2011 - Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala will push the legal system to investigate and prosecute those responsible for a massive forced sterilisation campaign targeting poor indigenous women carried out by the government of Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), said the spokeswoman for Humala's party, Aída García Naranjo.
"Humala will... » read this article
Editor's Note: We thank "Helmschmid" for commenting on our publication of Humala Claims Victory in Peru After Edging Ahead of Fujimori. Helmschmid clarifies positions taken (and not taken) by Ollanta Humala, recently elected as the new president of Peru.
- Les Blough in Venezuela
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Henry Moreigne (Le Monde). Dady Chery. Axis of Logic , Le Monde (French). Axis of Logic (English Translation)
(Translated from French (Le Monde) for Axis of Logic by Dady Chery)
June 7, 2011
The French media have said little in favor of the victory by leftist-nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala over Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, in Sunday’s Peruvian presidential elections. The elections revived a scandal about... » read this article
The left candidate's victory in Peru's election is part of a firm pattern of independence and social progress in South America
The victory of left-populist candidate Ollanta Humala in Peru's election is a "big fucking deal", as Vice President Joe Biden famously whispered to Obama on national TV in another context.... » read this article
Andrea Jaramillo in Bogota, Eduardo Thomson in Santiago and Alexander Emery in Lima , SF Gate
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June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Ollanta Humala claimed victory in Peru's presidential runoff as voters overlooked his past support for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and rallied behind pledges to stamp out corruption and extend a mining boom to the nation's poor.
Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori, who told... » read this article
With less than a week to go before Sunday’s vote, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roger Noriega, presented a report to the Peruvian government purporting to document Venezuelan government support for the campaign of presidential contender Ollanta Humala.
According to Noriega, “We have a very... » read this article
Next month I’ll be going to Peru for a few weeks of vacation. It’s where my wife was born and raised, and where much of her family still lives.
The last time I was there, staying at the home of my in-laws, I woke up to a bustle of activity.... » read this article
