Thursday, April 13, 2006

Peru Presidential Election Update

The Peruvian presidential elections have resulted in a runoff that is to be held in late May or early June. Scarily, leftist, autocratic-leaning, former military commander Ollanta Humala has easily secured one of two spots in the second election. The other spot is still up for grabs as the vote count continues. However, former president Alan Garcia appears to be leading the race for second place. He's also a scary candidate based on his former disastrous presidency that led to severe economic crisis and the rise of Sendero Luminoso. He claims to have learned from his past mistakes but between he and Humala, Peru's prospects aren't looking too good these days...

Article here.

No comments: