Month: January 2006

Judicial Reform is Dead

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 8, 2006

Maxwell A. Cameron
January 8, 2006
There are important insights in a feature story from El Comercio, entitled “La Reforma Judicial Sigue Durmiendo,” January 8, 2006, pp. A1, A8-9-10. The basic thrust of the story is that judicial reform has simply gone into sleep mode. Notwithstanding comprehensive reforms recommended in a report by the Comision Especial para la Reforma Integral de la Administracion de la Justicia (known by its acronym CERIAJUS), Peru’s judicial power remains as inefficient, corrupt, and backlogged as ever.

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Hugo Neira on La Tierra de Humala o “Los Estragos de la Globalización”

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 7, 2006
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Luis Giampietri on Amnesty for Armed Forces

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 6, 2006
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Five Presidential Slates Registered Today

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 5, 2006

Photo: Perú 21, Fidel Carrillo
Hoy continuaron las inscripciones de planchas presidenciales frente a los próximos comicios del 9 abril. Humberto Lay Sun y Alberto Borea, candidatos presidenciales de Restauración Nacional (RN) y Fuerza Democrática (FD) se presentaron en el Jurado Electoral Especial de Lima para inscribir sus planchas presidenciales, así como de Justicia Nacional, encabezada por Jaime Salinas; mientras que en horas de la tarde se apersonaron la candidata de la Concertación Descentralista, Susana Villarán, y Natale Amprimo, quien postula por el partido Alianza para el Progreso.

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Movimiento Nueva Izquierda Registered Presidential Slate

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 5, 2006
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Photo: Diario El Comercio

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La Republica: Several Political Parties Have Links with Fujimori

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 5, 2006
1 Comment on La Republica: Several Political Parties Have Links with Fujimori

Según el diario La República, además de Nueva Mayoría, Cambio 90 y Sí Cumple, los partidos Reconstrucción Democrática, Con Fuerza Perú, Y se llama Perú y Restauración Nacional tienen evidentes nexos con el fujimorismo. El ex presidente ha manifestado en Chile su interés en colocar congresistas en el nuevo Parlamento peruano, ubicando a sus miembros en diferentes partidos que si son electos se reagruparían en una sola bancada buscando favorecerlo.

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Lourdes Flores Nano Registered her Presidential Slate and Government Platform

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 5, 2006
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Photo: La República, Pedro Abad.
La candidata a la presidencia por Unidad Nacional sostuvo que su gobierno priorizará la alimentación, salud, educación, trabajo y seguridad interna Download file

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Government Platforms: The People Behind the Scenes

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 4, 2006

Fujimori Vox Populi

A Cartoon with a Serious Message…

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 3, 2006
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Source: Carlin, La Republica, 3 de enero del 2006

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Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales Eulogize Ollanta Humala

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 3, 2006
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Ollanta Humala was eulogized by the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, during his short visit to that country. At a press conference in Caracas, President Chavez saluted Humala and called him a “Quixote.” Chavez was referring to the uprising led by Humala and a group of soldiers in October 2000. Humala’s trip to Venezuela coincided with the official visit of the newly elected president of Bolivia, Evo Morales. Humala attended the official ceremonies involving Morales and Chavez held in the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. President Morales also saluted Humala, saying that he is convinced popular movements will triumph in the upcoming elections in Peru. Humala was in Venezuela at the invitation of Chavez’s Fifth Republic Movement (MVR). For his part, Humala emphasized the importance of the processes of change that have occurred in Venezuela and Argentina, and are now being initiated in Bolivia. He described the “new face of Latin America” as “nationalist, indigenista, and leftist.”

Source: Correo, January 4, 2006

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Government of Peru Presented Alberto Fujimori’s Extradition Request to Government of Chile

Post author By Michael Ha
Post date January 3, 2006

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Observatorio Electoral

There is a new electronic publication from Palestra, the Portal de Asuntos Publicos de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), it is called Observatorio Electoral.