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19:40 pm Alan Garcia’s Speech

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En un mensaje no triunfalista, Alan García reconoció la alta votación que alcanzó en Lima, antes esquiva al partido aprista, y propuso un gobierno de concentración, díalogo y apertura. Se refirió expresamente al electorado del sur y aseguró que buscará compensar las desigualdades existentes convocando a peruanos dentro del orden democrático.
Expresó que el país ha dado un mensaje mayoritario en favor de la soberanía nacional y no ser parte del modelo militarista retrógrado del presidente Hugo Chávez.
Alertó que a pesar de la bonanza internacional nos amenza el déficit como lo demuestran los créditos suplementarios adquiridos. Expresó su confianza de que los peruanos apoyarán y brindarán propuestas y acciones para que el país siga avanzando.
Coincidió con Ollanta Humala de que la esperanza ha ganado sobre el miedo. Finalizó diciendo que si los datos de la ONPE confirman la tendencia, que trabajará junto con todos los peruanos por el futuro de nuestros hijos.

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June 4th, 2006 at 7:43 pm

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19:15 pm Ollanta Humala Speech

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Ollanta Humala expresó su agradecimiento al pueblo peruano y aquellos que han trabajado en el proyecto nacionalista. Para Humala ésta ha sido una victoria para todos porque la esperanza se ha impuesto al miedo. Anunció que hoy día empieza la gran transformación del país y que en solo un año se ha cambiado la agenda política y se ha logrado despertar la conciencia del pueblo peruano. Hizo un llamado a todas las fuerzas de izquierda, empresarios y frentes regionales para iniciar la gran transformación nacional. Su compromiso es no defraudar la esperanza del pueblo peruano. Anunció haber ganado, hasta ahora, en la mayoría de departamentos del Perú y que esperará los resultados de la ONPE.

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June 4th, 2006 at 7:15 pm

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17:10 pm Carlos Torres Caro: We will Respect the Results

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June 4th, 2006 at 5:10 pm

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Comment on APOYO Exit Poll: Election Decided in Lima

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If there is a single fact that jumps out of the APOYO exit poll it is the low level of support for Ollanta Humala in Lima. In the first round, Humala won 24 percent of the vote in Lima. According to this exit poll, he has only improved his vote by 13 points to 36.9 percent. By contrast, Garcia has improved his vote almost threefold, from 22 to 63.1 percent. Lima represents 5 million voters. The only department where Humala did worse was La Libertad in the “solid north.”

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June 4th, 2006 at 4:22 pm

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09:55 am Alan Garcia Voted

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The National Election Board will consider whether to sanction Alan Garcia for statements he made this morning before voting. The Organic Law of Elections prohibits candidates from proselytizing on election day. Garcia spoke of casting a “useful vote.”
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The classroom where Garcia voted was well attended by local and foreign media. A group of female supporters cheered for Garcia as he left the school in Miraflores that served as a polling station. Pilar Nores voted in another voting center.
Up to the minute coverage of the election in English in: Journal Peru
Comments by other fellow bloggers: ¿García y Humala violan ley electoral?

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June 4th, 2006 at 7:54 am

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9:00 am Ollanta Humala & Nadine Heredia Voted

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Ollanta Humala and Nadine Heredia went to vote this morning. Humala was surrounded by police and his own security. Fortunately no incidents were reported beyond local media complaining that Humala’s personal security was aggressive.
Alan Garcia is offering a press conference during his now traditional breakfast with his family in the APRA party office in San Isidro.
To read about April 9th incident against Humala read: Coverage of Yesterday’s Incident with Ollanta Humala

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June 4th, 2006 at 7:20 am

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List of Elected Members of Congress

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5 parties passed the electoral threshold necessary to win a seat in congress. They are:
UPP 45
Apra 36
UN 17
Alianza por el Futuro 13
Frente de Centro 5
Perú Posible 2
Restauración Nacional 2
Read on for the list of the new members of congress.

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June 3rd, 2006 at 6:44 pm

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Images from Alan Garcia’s Campaign Closing

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Alan Garcia during his speech

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June 2nd, 2006 at 1:11 pm

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Cierre de Campaña de Alan García

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Source: La República, 02 de junio del 2006
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June 2nd, 2006 at 8:36 am

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Local Analysts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Campaign

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June 2nd, 2006 at 7:25 am

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Cierre de Campaña de Ollanta Humala en Cusco

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Source: La República, 02 de junio del 2006
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June 2nd, 2006 at 6:54 am

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Interview with Ricardo Portocarrero (Historian)

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June 2nd, 2006 at 6:02 am

Humberto Lay & Martha Chavez Give their Vote to Alan Garcia

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June 2nd, 2006 at 5:34 am

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Caretas Analyzes the Final Week of the Campaign

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Caretas 1927 has an excelent analysis of this last week of political campaigning.

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June 1st, 2006 at 9:07 am

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El Comercio: E-mails Implicating A. García with A. Fujimori are a Fabrication

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May 31st, 2006 at 3:07 pm

Manuel Saavedra: Dirty Campaigning could increase Blank and Void Vote

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Para el analista político Manuel Saavedra, los insultos entre los candidatos presidenciales pueden incrementar el voto en blanco y el viciado.

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May 31st, 2006 at 7:45 am

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APRA y UPP aseguran personeros al 100%

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May 31st, 2006 at 5:58 am

UPP Dennounces Pact Between APRA and Fujimorismo II

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May 31st, 2006 at 5:34 am

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UPP Dennounces Pact Between APRA and Fujimorismo

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This weekend UPP made public an audio with a conversation between Luis Gonzales Posada (APRA) and Jose Lopez Meneses. Yesterday night in a press conference, UPP released e-mail correpondence from Daniel Borobio detailing that would provide evidence of arrangements Keiko Fujimori and Alan Garcia at the beginning of May.

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May 30th, 2006 at 9:24 am

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Analysis of APOYO Poll: 1 in 5 Peruvians would not Vote for Garcia or Humala

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La Republica interviewed political analysts to discuss the results of the latest APOYO poll in which 13 % of Peruvians are voting blank or void and 7% have not decided their vote yet.
Previous posting: APOYO Vote Simulation: Hidden Vote for Humala. Blank Vote could be Decisive

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May 30th, 2006 at 6:36 am

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Letter Armando Villanueva to Ollanta Humala

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May 30th, 2006 at 6:23 am

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ONPE at 98.299%: The New Congress

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Source: El Comercio, 29 de mayo del 2006
Read also our May 26th’s Congressional update, May 25, 2006 graciously provided by Rici.

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May 29th, 2006 at 6:56 am

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Debate de los equipos técnicos de UPP y APRA

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May 29th, 2006 at 6:48 am

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UPP presenta audio con presunta conversacion entre Luis Gonzales Posada (APRA) y Oscar Lopez Meneses

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May 29th, 2006 at 6:14 am

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Lourdes Flores: Electores de UN libres de decidir su voto el 4 de junio

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May 29th, 2006 at 6:04 am

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Debate de equipos técnicos suspendido por violencia

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El esperado debate entre los equipos técnicos de Alan García (APRA) y Ollanta Humala (UPP) se suspendió hoy como consecuencia de los actos de violencia protagonizados ayer en Cuzco.

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May 26th, 2006 at 12:03 pm

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Congressional update, May 25, 2006

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Here is the latest update on the congressional results, courtesy of Rici, as well as his thoughts on the preferential voting system.
In the ONPE report of May 25, there was a small surge of votes for Alianza por el Futuro in Lima, and a small dearth of votes for Restauración Nacional. This was enough to revert the Lima results to the previous standings (UPP 8, AF 8, Apra 7, UPP 6, FC 3, PP 2, RN 1), making the national totals:
UPP: 45
Apra: 36
Unidad Nacional: 17
Alianza por el Futuro: 13
Frente de Centro: 5
Restauración Nacional: 2
Perú Posible: 2
However, there are still more than 2,000 mesas in Lima unaccounted for, and the results are still very close. According to the May 25 report, RN has 4.7% of the Lima votes and 4.01% of national votes; this is still too close to definitively say that RN will make the threshold, although it still seems quite likely. If it doesn’t make the threshold, based on the current standings, the two RN seats would go to UPP (Madre de Dios) and PP or UN (Lima). In short, we’re not going to know the Lima results until the vote count is complete, which allegedly will happen tomorrow.
In Cusco, the trend continues and it now seems unlikely that Apra will recover enough votes to gain two seats, although it is not impossible.
A number of people are suggesting abandoning the preferential ballot, allegedly to simplify the vote count and “avoid internecine battles”. In my opinion, this would be a mistake. Analysing the preferential ballots clearly demonstrates that voters use the opportunity to select between members of electoral alliances such as Unidad Nacional, and to express preference for particular candidates. “Closed list” voting effectively gives much more control to the party or alliance apparatus which constructs the candidate lists, allowing the possibility for horse-trading and deal-making. Given the general distrust of party bureaucracies, it seems to me unlikely that Peruvian electors would support eliminating the
preferential ballot if they understood the consequences. Unfortunately, the commentators suggesting eliminating the preferential ballot are unlikely to explain the consequences, since most or all of them have a vested interest in empowering party bureaucracies over the popular vote.
There is clearly a problem with counting the preferential vote, but I think it would be better to address this directly, perhaps by looking at practices in other countries which use similar electoral systems, and perhaps by introducing some form of electronic voting, or at least electronic reporting of actas.
I personally believe that the issue of “internecine battles” is a chimera. In the case of an electoral alliance like Unidad Nacional or Frente de Centro, it is surely legitimate for a voter to express an opinion on the relative merits of alliance members, given that there is no certainty that the alliance will maintain itself in the elected congress, as we have seen from the discussions going on within both of these alliances.

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May 26th, 2006 at 9:07 am

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Ollanta Humala dice que no renunciará a su candidatura

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El candidato a la presidencia por UPP, Ollanta Humala, descartó tajantemente que esté pensando renunciar a su candidatura ante las acusaciones de un presunto fraude electoral, tal como afirmaron dos medios locales el día de ayer, basándose en el concepto de que “no habría por qué regalarle el país a un político corrupto como Alan García”.

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May 26th, 2006 at 6:56 am

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Reacciones a la denuncia de UPP por supuesto fraude aprista

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May 26th, 2006 at 6:42 am

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Solidaridad Nacional impone condiciones para renovar alianza Unidad Nacional

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Solidaridad Nacional puso como condición al Partido Popular Cristiano que, para renovar con Unidad Nacional apuntando a las elecciones municipales de noviembre y presidenciales del 2011, Luis Castañeda Lossio deberá ser el candidato y líder de la alianza política. En caso contrario, ven muy difícil su continuidad.

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May 26th, 2006 at 6:05 am

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Military Support for APRA a Hoax

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A document that ostensibly demonstrates that the military is providing material support for the APRA campaign is, according to El Comercio, a hoax. The document was given to El Comercio, which consulted with the ministry of defense before publishing. The defense ministry confirmed that the document was fraudulent.

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May 25th, 2006 at 7:20 am

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Amnesty International denounces “ignorance” of the Candidates with Respect to Human Rights

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Amnesty International has condemned the blatant ignorance of both presidential candidates with respect to human rights issues.

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May 24th, 2006 at 10:00 am

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Humberto Campodónico: Will the Right Continue Governing?

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Humberto Campodónico sees a victory by Alan Garcia as a victory for the right. He quotes economist Jurgen Schuldt as saying that APRA’s shift to the right marks a move from “responsible change to irresponsible continuity.”

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May 24th, 2006 at 8:13 am

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Ollanta Humala and the Left

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Alberto Moreno, leader of the Movimiento Nueva Izquierda, recognizes the similarities between the ideas of his party and those of Ollanta Humala’s Union Por el Peru. Javier Diez Canseco, of the Partido Socialista, however, argues that neither of the presidential candidates in the runoff election deserves the support of the left.

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May 24th, 2006 at 8:09 am

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Who Won the Debate?

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The consensus in the press seems to be that Alan Garcia won. Mind you, much of this consensus comes out of Lima. Many people believe that Humala reinforced support within his own ranks, while Garcia reached out to the voters needed in Lima to pass the critical 50 percent threshold.

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May 23rd, 2006 at 8:34 am

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Congressional vote update

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Rici kindly offers the following update on the congressional vote count:
As the revision of congressional votes continues, there has been a general trend of slight increases in UPP votes in strong UPP districts. Interestingly, over the last month the total popular vote for all parties has remained virtually the same, but the number of seats allocated to UPP has continued to increase. As of Saturday May 20 (the last ONPE webpage update), the congressional standings are:
UPP: 45
Apra: 36
Unidad Nacional: 17
Alianza por el Futuro: 12
Frente de Centro: 5
Restauración Nacional: 3
Perú Posible: 2
Since my last update, that represents a gain by UPP of one seat from Apra (in Cusco) and a gain by RN of one seat from AF (in Lima).
Both of these contests are very close, and it is possible that they will change again. Cusco is at 89% of polls counted, and Lima is at 77%. In all, counting is finished in 18 of the 25 districts, but slight changes are still possible as a result of appeals.
RN’s popular vote is currently 3.988% and PP’s is currently 3.978%. However, the bulk of the uncounted votes are in Lima, where RN is polling at 4.8% and PP at 6.9%, so I’m pretty confident that both of them will make it over the quota. However, it will be tight, particularly in the case of RN.
In addition to the two districts where the overall outcome is still in doubt, there are a couple of quite close preferential counts. The closest of these is in Piura, where UPP won two seats; the second and third place preferential vote winners for UPP differ by only 6 votes (out of about 14,000). While Piura is theoretically at 100%, I suppose it is still possible that there are outstanding appeals, and a single polling station’s results could alter the order of preferential votes.
There are also quite close preferential races for the only Apra congressional seat in Junin, and for the fifth Apra congressional seat in La Libertad.
If the results stand as they are at present, there will be 35 women in the new congress, by my count, which is just under 30%. That might be a bit disappointing (it is lower than the percentage of women candidates), but it is a lot more than the current congress (or any previous congress), and in my opinion illustrates the importance of open-list preferential voting.
It is also interesting to note that UPP will have congresistas from 24 of the 25 districts, while Apra will represent 20 of the 25 districts. Unidad Nacional only managed to elect congresistas in 10 districts.

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May 22nd, 2006 at 8:06 pm

Cynthia Sanborn on the Debate

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Cynthia Sanborn was on RPP commenting on the debate last night. She read my description of the debate, and wrote the following response:

Gustavo Yamada, Fernando Villarán and I ended up staying in RPP with Raul Vargas throughout the debate and making comments after each block, at the commercial breaks. We watched the debate on the TV monitors in order to be able to transmit to listeners what they were not seeing. Because I think I watched pretty closely, I beg to disagree with a few of your points in the blog summary — about Humala winning on style, and on his closing statement being the strongest.
Frankly, I think Humala showed an incredible lack of style, clarity or timing, all of which he needed to make effective jabs at Garcia – he came out swinging and took the anticipated aggressive stance, but in my view he didn’t pull it off well. He read a lot from notes, apparently unfamiliar or uncomfortable with some of the issues at hand, and missed a number of excellent opportunities to take the initiative or get back at Garcia’s weak spots. From the very start, when Garcia criticized him for arriving late, he could have made a retort about Garcia making all of us wait in long lines during his past government, but instead he opted for an obvious lie. Everybody who watched TV saw what actually happened, that it wasn’t Apristas who held him up but his stopping for an agua mineral, so what was the point of saying that? Under pressure, what else would he lie about?
(Aside — miiltary professionals are noted for their punctuality, even in Peru, so I don’t think anyone believes he arrived late by accident).
During various other times he could have reminded the audience in general, understandable terms of the errors of Garcias first government — indeed, he HAD to do that to counter Garcia’s image of newfound maturity and redemption– but instead he made oblique references to Rodrigo Franco and Mantilla, which younger voters might not even understand or care much about (unfortunately). Garcia went after Toledo, not Humala, and I think that is what many voters have fresh in mind — replacing an often tardy, often frivolous, often incomprehensible president with somebody serious and authoritative. Like García?
Formerly known as “Caballo Loco”, Garcia now looked extremely tranquilo y sereno. Humala was not able to provoke him, try as he might, and instead let himself be provoked on the Andahuaylas issue — “pisó el palito” as they say, about his brother, instead of changing the topic or getting back at APRA. Really, I thought he was a mediocre sparring partner, at some points even repeating the promises and programs Garcia had just enunciated (“analfabetismo cero”). Even if he did make some good points (the Montesinos issue was a good point, for example, which Garcia evaded), and even if he did put forth some programmatic ideas that differentiate him from Garcia and can resonate with voters (seguridad ciudadana con participacion, fortalecer alcaldes, defensa de RRNN, etc).
In the closing statements, Garcia looked straight at the camera and thanked the Peruvian people (and Dios). Humala read a canned statement, did not look at the audience, and did not thank anyone but himself. The bit about not taking the presidential salary — now who believes THAT? Really, I did not see that as a strong closing statement.
In any case, it was useful to see both of them in action and I think Humala will certainly retain his committed followers after this, but I don’t think that kind of performance in the debates or on the road — is going to capture significant numbers of indecisos. Garcia, for his part, was so full of catchy programs and sound bites that it soon began to sound like too much. But he didn’t really have to worry about this — just had to avoid losing points to Humala and, except for the Montesinos issue, I don’t think he did.
We will see that the polls say, and what actually happens on election day of course.

Cynthia Sanborn is a political scientist who teaches in the Centro de Investigaciones de la Universidad del Pacifico (CIUP). She did her PhD at Harvard University, and works on public policy, democracy, development, and civil society in Latin America.

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May 22nd, 2006 at 7:46 pm

Presidential Debate: Analysis by Themes

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May 22nd, 2006 at 9:08 am

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Political Observers Assess the Presidential Debate

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May 22nd, 2006 at 8:45 am

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Presidential Debate: Local Media Coverage

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May 22nd, 2006 at 7:03 am

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Presidential Debate: Preliminary comments

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Fabiola Bazo
May 21, 2006

First Theme: Democracy, Governance and Human Rights
8:30 pm: First part has ended. Even though Humala had a rough start, and was rude with Alvarez Rodrich at the beginning of the debate, I would say Humala won this first section of the debate.
Second Theme: Economic Policy and Fight against Poverty
Humala was the first to speak. He looked more comfortable. His speech focused on exclusion and inequality. He talked about families and mothers.
Garcia focused on macro issues: employment, Sierra Exportadora, Banco Agrario, water for all.
Humala is taking about overcoming instead of fighting poverty. His proposal focused on access to water, eliminating clientelism.
Garcia replies with a message for women and youth.
Humala asked Garcia if: (1) he is for or against the FTA with USA and (2) what is his view on ownership of natural resources.
I have to agree with Inka. The debate is getting boring…
Third Theme: Social Policy and Policy against Corruption
Humala and Garcia focused on social policy.
Garcia talked about policies to address gender disparities. He also mentioned Humala’ salary as military attaché in Paris and Seoul.
Humala talked about specific measures to deal with corruption. He said he would not free Montesinos.
I would say they are even so far.
For more real time commentary: El debate
Fourth Theme: Decentralization
21:06 pm Garcia replied to Humala’s comment regarding Vladimiro Montesinos by stating that Humala helped Montesinos to leave the country in 2000.
21:09 pm Humala reminded Garcia that Agustin Mantilla was in a vladivideo. Humala repeated he would not free Montesinos.
21:11 pm Garcia replied the judiciary decides the future of an individual in a democratic regime; it is authoritarian to argue that you [Humala] would free somebody.
21:13 pm Humala replied the president can pardon a prisoner.
No big surprises yet.
Fifth Theme: Citizen safety
Garcia talked in macro terms about this issue, while Humala started from an anecdote based on conversations with ordinary people and then went to policy proposals. Humala comes across as grounded, a “bottom-up” guy talking in plain language. Garcia comes across as a “top-down” politician. More knowledgeable but less appealing, I would say.
21:28 pm Garcia reminded Humala of the popular saying: “I am his brother but I don’t know anything” (“soy su hermano, pero no se nada”) referring to the Andahuaylazo as a reply to Humala’s comment that his brother Antauro has to respond to justice and Garcia has to give explanations about the mirages bought during his government.
21:30 pm Humala replied by asking Garcia about the activities of the Rodrigo Franco paramilitary group during his government.
21:33 pm: Humala made a very strong closing statement by promising he will (1) not receive his presidential salary, (2) go back to the 1979 Constitution, and (3) implement the Truth Commission recommendations. Garcia thanked Humala and gave a non-confrontational closing statement.
21:46 pm According to Cesar Hildebrandt it was a tie. He is very dissapointed because the candidates did not provided specific proposals and how they would achieve their ambitious goals.
22:00 pm….It was a boring tie with regard to substance. With regard to popular reach, probably Humala won. Any thoughts?

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May 21st, 2006 at 11:01 pm

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Debate sobre situación de los pueblos indígenas.

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Hugo Passarello Luna
Lima 21 de mayo del 2006

El pasado viernes, en vistas del debate entre los dos candidatos presidenciales, se realizó en el Colegio Real de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos un debate entre el UPP y el APRA sobre la situación de los pueblos indígenas.
Participaron por Unión por el Perú, el educador y sociólogo Dr. Edmundo Murrugarra Florián, responsable del Plan Educativo del Partido Nacionalista Peruano, y por el APRA el antropólogo y filósofo Dr. Oscar Murillo Serna, presidente de la Comisión de Pueblos Indígenas del Plan de Gobierno del partido aprista.
El debate giró en torno a la situación de desigualdad social en que viven los pueblos indígenas, en particular los referidos a la educación, la inter-culturalidad y el bilingüismo.
A diferencia del debate del día anterior (sobre seguridad ciudadana) en el cual el representante del UPP fue duramente criticado, este evento se caracterizó por una interesante e igualitaria discusión entre los dos presentadores.
Ambos discursos fueron recibidos con interés por la audiencia pero hubo mayor congruencia con las declaraciones hechas por el Dr Murrugarra Florian. Este abogó por la redefinición la ubicación de las herencias culturales. Según Murrugarra siempre hubo una jerarquía entre las culturas presentes en el Perú, estando la indígena siempre por debajo de las otras.
También hablo de la necesidad de descolonizar el Estado y de establecer uno pluricultural, sin jerarquías.
Por su parte, el representante del APRA criticó la visión de su par ya que su teoría de la dominación es anacrónica y ‘binaria’, digna de los años sesenta. También acuso la propuesta nacionalista como mesiánica, fundamentalista y neo-populista.
Sin embargo el Dr. Murillo estuvo de acuerdo que hay que llegar a un estado de igualdad cultural por medio de una reestructuración de la relación entre Estado y nación (en crisis, según el, desde hace ya unas décadas). Abogó por la búsqueda de un consenso y no el desangramiento del país.
Un representante indígena se quejó que las propuestas de los dos partidos no son claras y que sólo sirven para sumar votos. Pidió que se escuchen las recomendaciones que los indígenas tienen que hacer. Estas fueron entre otras, la necesidad de respetar sus lenguas originales, su estilo de aprendizaje y la ‘descolonizacion de los conocimientos.’

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May 21st, 2006 at 7:36 am

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Debate del UPP y el APRA sobre seguridad ciudadana

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Hugo Passarello Luna
Lima, 19 de mayo del 2006

Ayer por la noche, en el Hotel Meliá de San Isidro, representantes del APRA y del UPP debatieron acerca de sus proyectos sobre seguridad ciudadana. El UPP fue el blanco directo de las críticas de los panelistas presentes por su intención de ‘descuartizar’ a la Policía Nacional Peruana (PNP) al querer pasar la administración de dicha institución a los municipios.
Por el UPP presentó el Coronel (retirado) José Goycochea y por el APRA el General de la PNP Danilo Guevara.
El evento fue organizado por la Fundación Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, el Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, el Instituto de Defensa Legal y la Comisión Andina de Juristas. Contó con la presencia de distinguidos panelistas: el ex-ministro del Interior, el Sr. Gino Costa Santolalla, un General de la PNP, Enrique Yepez Dávalos, y el ex-viceministro del Interior Carlos Basombrio Iglesias.
El evento empezó con la presentación de Goycochea quien negó que vaya a descuartizar la PNP. Entre otras cosas, el Coronel sentenció que la inseguridad es un problema sistémico, no de la policía, sino de los políticos que el pueblo elige.
Fue interesante su discusión sobre las causas del crimen entre las cuales incluyó a la pobreza, a una educación deficitaria, una cultura de la violencia y la genética familiar (¿?). También hablo de la ‘crisis moral del hogar en el cual el padre y la madre tienen que trabajar y los chicos no tienen quien los eduque.’
Por su parte, el representante aprista tuvo un moderado discurso. Un punto interesante fue la intención de crear AMERICAPOL (siguiendo el ejemplo de EUROPOL) para mejorar la seguridad en la región.
En general ambos candidatos coincidieron con sus objetivos que comprendían, entre otras cosas, mejorar y aumentar los recursos de la PNP y lograr una mayor transparencia en todas las instituciones que trabajan para la seguridad.
Fue de nuevo el UPP que llamó mas la atención abogando por legislaciones más duras y por reinstalar los valores (¿?) en las escuelas para educar a los jóvenes.
El debate tomó una dirección diferente cuando se le brindó la palabra a los panelistas. El Coronel Goycochea fue el blanco de todas las críticas.
Como la mayoría de los presentes eran personas cercanas al tema, toda la discusión se centró en áreas administrativas de la seguridad. Los panelistas reiteraron y confirmaron la intención del UPP de descuartizar a la PNP al pasar su manejo a los municipios y criticaron muy duramente esta idea.
Otro punto que se remarcó fue el plan del UPP de otorgar a la policía poder de detener preventivamente por delitos menores. Lo cual, según los panelistas, era peligroso ya que se prestaba a abusos y a un posible aumento de la corrupción.
El Sr. Basombrio Iglesias dijo que el APRA había presentado medidas con lógica moderna, acorde a la actualidad, mientras que las del UPP fueron ‘novedosas y controversiales.’
Antes de finalizar, Basombrio agregó que era importante notar el mensaje político que el UPP envía al poner a cargo del área de seguridad doméstica a un militar.

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May 19th, 2006 at 5:52 pm

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Debate presidencial será en el Museo Nacional de Arqueología

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Luego de varios días sin llegar a un acuerdo, el APRA y Unión Por el Perú (UPP), por intermedio de sus voceros Jorge del Castillo y Carlos Torres Caro, firmaron el acuerdo que dió pase al debate presidencial, el cual se realizará este domingo 21 de mayo a partir de las ocho de la noche en la sede de Museo Nacional de Arqueología de Puebo Libre. Se acordó que el debate tendrá una duración de 90 minutos, el moderador será el periodista Augusto Álvarez Rodrich, los partidos podrán llevar diez invitados, será transmitido por TNP Canal 7, y podrá ser retransmitido por todos los medios radiales y televisivos. También se decidió la realización de un debate técnico, que tendrá lugar el domingo 28 en el Museo de la Nación.

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May 19th, 2006 at 9:09 am

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Ántero Flores-Aráoz propone “coalición socialcristiana”

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Ántero Flores-Aráoz considera que el PPC debería pasar por un proceso de refundación junto a grupos dirigidos por políticos como Alberto Andrade, Alex Kouri y Natale Amprimo, dirigentes que alguna vez profesaron el pensamiento socialcristiano.

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May 19th, 2006 at 7:20 am

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Renovación Nacional se aleja de Unidad Nacional

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Source: La Primera, 18 de mayo del 2006
Tal como se venía especulando en los últimos días, después de casi seis años y dos procesos electorales sin conocer la victoria, el líder de Renovación Nacional anunció que la alianza con el PPC y Solidaridad Nacional ha cumplido un ciclo, el hecho de no lograr los objetivos planteados implica buscar otras alternativas. Rey dejo muy en claro que esto no tiene nada que ver con las declaraciones de algunos integrantes de Unidad Nacional, como Xavier Barrón, que opinan que el nuevo coordinador de Unidad Nacional debería ser Luis Castañeda Lossio. El congresista seguirá con su trabajo en el Parlamento Andino y anunció además que su partido participará en las próximas elecciones regionales y municipales. Se inicia un quiebre de la derecha.

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May 18th, 2006 at 10:00 am

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Alan García: Ollanta Humala está detrás de “guerra sucia”

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Alan García denunció que la presencia de Isaac Humala durante la incautación de propaganda electoral en su contra en una imprenta del Centro de Lima confirma que Ollanta Humala está detrás de “un sistema de guerra sucia”. Por el lado de UPP, su vocero Carlos Tapia, afirmó que el patriarca de los Humala debería dedicarse “a cuidar a sus nietos” y evitar aparecer en situaciones que dañen la campaña de su hijo Ollanta.

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May 18th, 2006 at 7:28 am

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UPDATE: La visita del embajador de EUA a Ollanta Humala

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Lima 17 de Mayo de 2006

Hoy se presentó el embajador de EUA en Perú, el Sr. James Curtis, en el cuartel nacional de operaciones del UPP.
Ollanta Humala se reunió solo con el embajador y discutieron temas variados que luego el candidato del UPP comunicó en una breve conferencia de prensa.
El señor Humala comentó que le pidió al embajador que no interfiera en las elecciones del Perú, así como pide que ningún otro país (Venezuela, y extrañamente mencionó a Argentina) se meta en asuntos internos.
Confirmó además que su visa para EUA esta revocada y que todo fue a causa de una precipitación del gobierno de EUA por la causa de Andahuaylas, por la que Humala fue llamado a testificar pero no esta acusado.
La visita duró alrededor de 45 minutos.
Mayo 18: Adjuntamos la cobertura de la prensa nacional.

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May 18th, 2006 at 6:30 am

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Enrique Bernales sobre el debate presidencial

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May 18th, 2006 at 6:20 am

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Manuel Miguel Medina sobre el rol de Alan García como presidente

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May 18th, 2006 at 5:51 am

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