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Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori has increased her lead over competitor Ollanta Humala in the campaign for Peru’s presidency, according to a recent poll by firm Datum Internacional. The national poll of 1,210 people from May 7-9 gives Fujimori 40.6 perce...
By Tony Darrington Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. If you were unable or unwilling to fork out the rumored several hundred soles for a McCartney Concert 9 May 2011 ticket try http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani arrived in Peru on Sunday to support the presidential campaign of right-wing Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori by providing advice on public safety and crime. During an interview with Radioprogramas, Guiliani said the onl...
Former Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has confirmed his support for presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in the June 5 runoff vote against leftist Ollanta Humala, daily El Comercio reported. “I’m going to vote for Keiko,” said Kuczynski, w...
More than 200 tourists who were stranded in southern Peru’s Puno department due to protests against mining activities have managed to leave the area, according to the president of the Regional Chamber of Tourism (Caretur), Manuel Quiñones. The touri...
This article by Paul Goulder looks at the 2011 Peru presidential election from the point of view of economics and history, and first from the economic experience of Peru from 1960 to 2007. — Peru has spent forty-five of the last fifty years b...
Entering the final stretch of a polarized campaign, presidential hopefuls Keiko Fujimori and Ollanta Humala sent out their last messages Thursday night in an attempt to bait some 10 percent of the electorate that is still undecided. Both candidates clo...
8:17 p.m. A sample of early returns calculated by pollster Ipsos Apoyo, with 100% of ballots returned: 51.4% Ollanta Humala / 48.6% Keiko Fujimori 6:40 p.m. A sample of early returns calculated by pollster Ipsos Apoyo, with 97.8% of ballots returned:51...
President Alan Garcia, who will step down on Thursday, has come under criticism for saying that he plans not to attend the inauguration of President-elect Ollanta Humala. Tradition in Peru is for the outgoing president to deliver the presidential sash ...
Prominent Peruvian singer Susana Baca has been appointed to be the next Minister of Culture by President-elect Ollanta Humala, the incoming government announced by Twitter. Baca, 67, was born in Lima’s Chorrillos district and is a winner of the Latin...
Congress enacted a law this week that protects Ancon, the bay north of Lima, against any commercial, port or other activities that would affect the environmental and social conditions of the area. The law effectively scotches a $320 million project by ...
President Alan Garcia delivered his last message to the nation in Congress Wednesday, highlighting his government’s successes over the past five years and apologizing to those he may have offended. Garcia, 62, stepped down the following day,Thursd...
Ollanta Humala was sworn in as Peru’s president on Thursday during a ceremony at Congress that included presidents from almost all South and Central America, the Prince of Asturias, and foreign dignataries. The 49-year-old left-leaning former army of...
The Armed Forces are ready to begin work on reconstructing cities in southern Peru where a major earthquake in August 2007 caused widespread damage to infrastructure and killed hundreds of people, said Defense Minister Daniel Mora. “This work will br...
Peru’s Environment Minister Ricardo Giesecke said Monday that tackling social conflicts in the country will be an “urgent” task in his portfolio, state news agency Andina reported. Social conflicts sky-rocketed during the Alan Garcia’s adm...
Peru’s new president of the anti-drugs agency Devida, Ricardo Soberon, took up his post on Monday, promising to fight drug trafficking with social inclusion. During the ceremony, Soberon said Devida will maintain an open policy to suggestions from o...
President Ollanta Humala’s choice of legal advisor has raised eyebrows among analysts who question the appointee’s background as a defense lawyer in high-profile corruption and drug trafficking cases. Eduardo Roy Gates was appointed by Humala as a ...
President Ollanta Humala is planning to visit Pisco Friday to oversee reconstruction efforts in the southern city, four years after it was rocked by a magnitude-8 earthquake. According to state news agency Andina, Humala will be accompanied by Transpo...
Two weeks into his term, President Ollanta Humala has a 62% approval rating, up from 55% in July, according to a poll by Datum Internacional. The poll, published Friday by daily Peru.21, was taken from August 5 to 8. Seventy-one percent of the responde...
Peru’s Comptroller General, Fuad Khoury, said Wednesday there were 10,659 cases of government irregularities during the final years of former President Alan Garcia’s administration, daily La Republica reported. Khoury said during a presentation t...
The Peruvian state has lost more than 68.94 million soles (approximately $25.24 million) during the last two years of ex-President Alan Garcia’s administration, according to a report by the comptroller general, Fuad Khoury. Khoury said that the figur...
President Ollanta Humala enacted the prior consultation law on Tuesday during a ceremony in the north jungle town of Bagua. The bill was unanimously approved by Congress and has been strongly supported by international and national rights organizations. ...
A court in Peru’s southern Arequipa region sentenced on Friday the director and a reporter at daily Peru.21 for a defamation suit filed in relation to a story about alleged prostitution connections in the family of Congresswoman Ana Maria Solorzano, ...
Culture Minister Susana Baca said Tuesday that she has suspended her upcoming concerts, amid criticism that her music career and traveling was affecting her cabinet work. On Monday, Cabinet Chief Salomon Lerner Ghitis said that Baca’s appointment to...
Interior Minister Oscar Valdes said that upcoming soccer games in Peru will be played without fans in the stadiums, a measure implemented by the government following the violent death of a fan over the weekend during a game between two rival Lima teams...
Last night was brutual in terms of taking photos of both end-of-campaign rallies. I had found out about the events at roughly noon yesterday while waiting to be transported to an English class in Lurin, Peru (which ended up being cancelled mid route). There was literally no time ava
Here is an article from a few weeks ago that I wrote about the elections but never had the time to post it.
It's been less than one week now and many Peruvians are still recovering from the shock of Ollanta Humala's victory over Keiko Fujimori for the coveted seat of power. A total up