
Humala’s Victory in Peru’s Presidential Election Cause for Cautious Optimism
Ollanta Humala’s victory over Keiko Fujimori represents the triumph of hope over fear.
Ollanta Humala’s victory over Keiko Fujimori represents the triumph of hope over fear.
First, Ollanta Humala needs to calm the roiled political waters of Peru.
Would a Peru court free former President Fujimori, a convicted human-rights felon?
Many support Ollanta Humala to prevent the return, in the form of his daughter, of former President Alberto Fujimori’s human rights abuses.
Many in Peru take Keiko Fujimori’s candidacy for the presidency personal.
Peru’s upcoming presidential elections is as intriguing as the United States in 2012 is not.
If elected president of Peru, will Keiko Fujimori follow Rudy Giuliani’s abusive anti-crime measures?
If elected president of Peru, will Keiko Fujimori carry on in her father Alberto’s corrupt, authoritarian tradition?
Prior to Sunday’s election, over 50% of the people of Peru claimed they would vote for neither Ollanta Humala nor Keiko Fujimori.
Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori will face each other in a second-round vote on June 5.
Eleven percent of the electorate is still undecided.
Except for populist Ollanta Humala, Peru’s presidential candidates leave the public cold.