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Listos los puntos para el debate y el moderador: Augusto Álvarez Rodrich
El día de ayer se ratificaron los cinco puntos a debatir el próximo domingo 21 de mayo: democracia, gobernabilidad y derechos humanos; política económica y lucha contra la pobreza; política social y anticorrupción; descentralización; y seguridad ciudadana. Los temas sobre la generación de empleo y las propuestas sobre educación y salud estarán incluidos en el rubro de política social.
El debate presidencial pasará la hora de duración y será transmitido por el canal 7 a todo el país a las 8 de la noche (horario estelar). Se acordó que Augusto Álvarez Rodrich, Director del diario Perú 21, sea el moderador. La sede del encuentro se definirá hoy, manejándose tres opciones: la Casona de San Marcos, la nueva sede de la Biblioteca Nacional y el Colegio Médico.
Futuro de Unidad Nacional se torna más incierto II
Los líderes de las agrupaciones que conforman la alianza de Unidad Nacional se han enfrascado en una lucha interna por el poder. El legislador Xavier Barrón no sabe por qué Rafael Rey amenazó con irse y, en caso esto ocurra, se pondría a Justicia Nacional, Restauración Nacional y Reconstrucción Democrática para fortalecer una eventual futura alianza.
Alan García se reune con los gremios sindicales menos la CGTP
Mirko Lauer sobre el futuro Congreso de la República
CGTP respaldará a Ollanta Humala
La Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú (CGTP), respaldará al candidato presidencial de Unión Por el Perú (UPP) en la segunda vuelta electoral, al considerar que tiene mejores propuestas laborales en su plan de gobierno que las del partido aprista, especialmente su ofrecimiento para promulgar una nueva Ley del Trabajo y el anuncio del líder nacionalista de concertar con ellos la designación del ministro de Trabajo en caso acceda al poder.
Ollanta Humala se reunió con Valentín Paniagua
Primero fue el turno de Alan García y ayer fue el de Ollanta Humala, quien se reunió en un hotel sanisidrino con el ex candidato a la presidencia por el Frente de Centro, Valentín Paniagua. El ex presidente y líder de Acción Popular, dejó muy en claro que la cita no se trataba de un acercamiento ni apoyo a 19 días de las elecciones, sino sólo de una conversación sobre los principales problemas del país.
Se define agenda para el debate electoral
El día de hoy, los coordinadores de UPP y el APRA se reunirán para finiquitar los detalles del encuentro de sus líderes programado para este domingo 21 de mayo. Falta definir la agenda, el lugar y el moderador. En relación a los temas que deberían estar en la agenda del debate, analistas y líderes de opinión han coincidido en tocar las condiciones para afianzar la democracia, el manejo económico y las políticas de educación y de salud.
Futuro de Unidad Nacional se torna más incierto
La derrota de Lourdes Flores en las pasadas elecciones del 9 de abril y la propuesta de un nuevo liderazgo al interior de Unidad Nacional a cargo de Luis Castañeda Lossio, no ha caído muy bien entre sus figuras más representativas como Xavier Barrón, Antero Flores Aráoz y Rafael Rey, quienes han amenazado con finalizar la alianza política si no se llega a un acuerdo.
Nuevas estrategias para la segunda vuelta
El diario La República analiza los puntos más importantes de las estrategias que tanto Ollanta Humala, como Alan García, están realizando para captar el voto del electorado en esta segunda vuelta, desde los ataques personales hasta la participación activa de sus esposas en la campaña.
Ollanta Humala propone Cayara o Madre Mía como lugar del debate
Remarcando el hecho de que no hace “guerra sucia” al recordarle su pasado al ex presidente Alan García, Ollanta Humala dijo el día de hoy que no tiene problema en que el lugar para el encuentro para el debate presidencial sea en Cayara o Madre Mía, localidades del interior del país donde se han denunciado violaciones a los DDHH en tiempos de violencia política, en el primero se realizó una matanza de campesinos en 1988, en pleno gobierno de Alan García; mientras que en Madre Mía se denunció al candidato de UPP como autor de abusos contra la población cuando ejercía como oficial del Ejército.
Arturo Corcuera critica propuesta de Mario Vargas Llosa
El 23 de abril pasado, el escritor Mario Vargas Llosa publicó en el diario El País de España el artículo “Razones para una alianza”, instando a las agrupaciones políticas, sin éxito de convocatoria, a formar una alianza contra el candidato de Unión por el Perú (UPP), Ollanta Humala. Arturo Corcuera, una de las voces más sobresalientes de la poesía contemporánea, explica las razones por las que cree que fracasó este intento.
Para leer el artículo original de MVLL.
UPDATED: Alan Garcia Agrees to Debate Ollanta Humala on May 21
Ollanta Humala proposed May 21 as the date for a debate with Garcia while speaking on the television program Cuarto Poder. Garcia called in to accept.
Repercusiones de la acusación de “fraude” de Javier Bedoya de Vivanco (PPC)
Tras la acusación que hizo Javier Bedoya de Vivanco, Presidente del Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC), en el sentido de que el APRA hizo fraude electoral para pasar a la segunda vuelta ha surgido un nuevo temor en UPP: el anforazo. A Alan García le pareció lamentable que Unidad Nacional no haya sabido asumir la derrota por sus propios errores.
Proponen a Luis Castañeda como nueva cabeza de Unidad Nacional
Tras las dos derrotas consecutivas que sufrió Lourdes Flores en los procesos electorales del 2001 y el 2006, la congresista de Unidad Nacional (UN), Fabiola Morales, le pidió “dar un paso al costado” en la conducción de esa alianza política y ceder su lugar al alcalde de Lima, Luis Castañeda Lossio, quien reúne las mejores condiciones para ello, en caso la alianza permanezca. Xavier Barrón admitió esta posibilidad, aunque el nombre de Rafael Rey es otro de los nombres que se estudia como posible reemplazo.
Publicistas opinan sobre las fortalezas y debilidades de los candidatos
Sourfce: La República, 14 de mayo del 2006
Javier Bedoya de Vivanco acusa de fraude electoral al APRA
En una entrevista radial, Javier Bedoya de Vivanco, presidente del PPC, mencionó la palabra “fraude”, responsabilizando al APRA, la ONPE y la Cancillería. Luis Gonzales Posada y Pilar Nores rechazaron la denuncia a nombre del partido de la estrella y le piden pruebas
Alfredo Torres on the North-South Cleavage
According to Alfredo Torres of APOYO, if Garcia is elected it will be the first time in half a century that a leader not preferred by the south is elected.
Is Ollanta Humala a Leftist? The View of Hugo Blanco
An interesting op-ed by Hugo Neira offers Hugo Blanco’s view of Ollanta Humala.
UN Accuses APRA of Fraud
Javier Bedoya has denounced the orchestration of fraud by the APRA against the candidate of UN, Lourdes Flores. According to Bedoya, APRA used its scrutineers in Cajamarca, Lambayeque and Trujillo to steal votes from Flores. A spokesperson for APRA said there is no proof to support these claims and that it is an attack on ONPE and the JNE. Moreover, UN should have had scrutineers at all the polling booths.
Presidential Debate on May 17th?
Alan Garcia has proposed a presidential debate on May 17, but the negotiators for UPP and APRA had previously agreed to meet on May 16 to set the date for a debate.
Gonzalo García Núñez (UPP) accuses Alan García of plagiarism
One of the great ironies of this election is that Ollanta Humala, who has created his political movement virtually from scratch over the past year, somehow managed to come up with an impressive and comprehensive platform. In fact, few things have done him as much good in this campaign as the alliance with certain key left-wing intellectuals and technocrats, including people like Gonzalo Garcia, Felix Jimenez, and Carlos Tapia. These operators have been criticized by Humala’s opponents as opportunists, but they have given his candidacy a respectability it would otherwise have lacked. Columnist Mirko Lauer, whose sympathies for Alan Garcia are rarely far from the surface, refers to “a Potemkin facade of a team” that Humala has constructed by surrounding himself with such operators, but the facade is evidently good enough to place APRA on the defensive. Imagine a debate between Gonzalo Garcia and Luis Giampietri. That is what the Humala forces were probably angling for in trying to get a debate between teams not just candidates. Now Gonzalo Garcia, who has in the past been accused of plagiarism, is claiming that APRA is stealing not only the ideas but also the exact phrases used in La Gran Transformacion. Mercedes Cabanillas accuses Gonzalo Garcia of “infantilism.”
Is there any truth to the accusation of plagiarism? The APRA website does announce a program called “Agua Para Todos” (Water for all) and there is a section in La Gran Transformacion (presented on February 22, 2006) called “Agua Para Todos”. Whether the similarities go beyond the title is impossible to say without reading the APRA plan.
Psycho-social, Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Expreso reports that Humala will consider withdrawing from the race due to the gap between him and Garcia in the polls. Is this a “psycho-social operation”?
Según una nota publicada el día de hoy en el diario Expreso, Ollanta Humala estaría meditando su retiro de la segunda vuelta en las elecciones presidenciales del 4 de junio debido a la amplia diferencia que le lleva Alan García en las últimas encuestas.
UPP: Nadine Heredia no quiso ofender a Hugo Chávez
The Presidential Debate
The representatives of APRA and UPP are engaged in a complex negotiation over the conditions under which their leaders will enter a presidential debate. APRA seemed, until recently, to be successfully casting Ollanta Humala as avoiding the debate. Humala was asking for Garcia to congratulate him on winning the first round of the election, and Garcia refused saying Humala was trying to avoid debate. Now, APRA is saying it will not participate in a debate unless Humala’s party ceases it’s so-called “dirty war” against APRA. APRA claims that Humala’s supporters are undertaking “psychological operations” against Garcia and painting walls with anti-APRA insults. Humala says reminding voters how badly APRA governed in the 1980s is not a “dirty war,” and if Garcia will not debate, he will be happy to debate with President Alejandro Toledo or the US ambassador, Garcia’s “godfathers.”
Five factors could make a debate important if not decisive in this election.
First, neither candidate has the race locked up.
Second, there are still a lot of undecided voters.
Third, voters tempted to cast blank ballots could be decisive.
Fourth, some of the most undecided voters—like the middle sectors in Lima–are probably those most likely to watch the debate closely.
Fifth, the debate would pit a brilliant debater who has high negative ratings against a less experienced debater who, as the candidate behind in the polls, has the most to gain. Thus, even a failure by Humala to land a KO would benefit his position.
Nadine Heredia marca distancias con Hugo Chávez
Broadening the Electoral Base: The Challenge Ahead for Humala & Garcia
Source: La Republica, 10 de mayo del 2006
Interview with David Waisman
Arturo Woodman (UN) y Marco Parra (SN) apoyan a Alan García
Interviews with Jose Barba Caballero
Asked: “¿No fue soberbia al decir que la elección le fue ganada en la mesa pero no en las urnas?”
Barba Caballero replies: “No fue una posición correcta por la sencilla razón de que, si se sumaban todas las actas impugnadas, igual perdía. Por otro lado, si fuese cierto (lo que dijo), peor para ella, porque significa que montó una pésima organización electoral que no fue capaz de defender los votos de Unidad Nacional.”
Political Parties Campaign Fundraising
El Comercio has a special with coverage on political parties’ campaign fundraising. It reports that Peru Posible ($1.8M) was the biggest spender during the first round campaign, followed by Alianza por el progreso ($1.2M), Unidad Nacional ($1.2M) and APRA ($0.99M). Currently there are no penalties for fundraising irregularities. ONPE is requesting the capacity to impose sanctions.
Percy Medina, Transparencia, supports moral sanctions against political parties not presenting financial campaign information on time. Mauricio Mulder, APRA, has demanded that ONPE verify the sources of financial funding and amounts for Union por el Peru to be sure the Venezuelan government is not providing financial support for Humala’s campaign.
Parties Prepare to Pull and Defend their Votes
APRA and UPP will seek to have “personeros” (or scrutineers) at all 88 thousand polling booths throughout Peru in the election on June 4. Meanwhile, the ONPE awaits the proclamation of the election results so it can start to print the ballots. Election officials are looking at ways of restricting the circulation of polls abroad in the final week of the electoral process.
Polls Exaggerate Garcia’s Lead
Perhaps worrying that a large lead over Ollanta Humala will encourage voters to cast blank ballots, Alan Garcia downplayed his current advantage in the polls.
Unidad Nacional Considers Blank Vote – Reaction from APRA
Maxwell A. Cameron and Jorge Bazo
May 8, 2006
Xavier Barron, spokesperson for Unidad Nacional on legal issues, claims that the National Executive Committee of his group is considering, among other options, recommending that UN supporters cast blank ballots in the second round. The other options include supporting APRA, UPP, or leaving the decision to the conscience of each voter. The idea of supporting Humala may seem far-fetched, but voting blank is a serious option for UN supporters–many of whom may be waiting for a signal from the leadership.
The secretary general of APRA, Mauricio Mulder, says Barron is sore because he feels responsible for the defeat of Lourdes Flores. The tensions between APRA and Unidad Nacional have been exacerbated in recent days by the statements made by Lourdes Flores when she accepted defeat. She claimed that she could not say certainty that she had lost in the ballot boxes rather than in the polling booths where UN did not have scrutineers. If Flores’ voters decide the election was stolen by APRA scrutineers, it will be hard for them to do anything but cast blank votes on June 4.
Mulder’s comment also speaks to the perception that Barron is seeking to retain prestige and influence within Unidad Nacional in spite of the presumption that he contributed to Flores’ defeat (either by failing to defend the vote adequately, or by association with the marketeers in the campaign who have been heavily criticized).
Flores has remained silent and is not expected to make any public endorsement prior to the June 4 election. It is far from clear that an endorsement by Flores would help Garcia. At stake is her voters, not the position of her alliance. That said, the deterioration of relations between APRA and Unidad Nacional has implications for post-election coalition possibilities. The very quick embrace of APRA by Antero Flores-Araoz, Flores’ rival within the UN, also makes it harder for the people close to Flores to accept Garcia.
On the television program Rueda de Prensa last night, Mirko Lauer reported rumors that Dionisio Romero played a direct role in the Flores campaign and he also indicated that Flores Colombian advisor, Glorisa, will be making statements about the campaign to the press.
Resumen: Xavier Barrón, personero legal de Unidad Nacional, informó que el Comité Ejecutivo Nacional de su agrupación evaluará si promoverá el votar en blanco en la segunda vuelta, en caso de que las propuestas de gobierno de Alan García y Ollanta Humala no les parezcan las más adecuadas.
En Unidad Nacional se manejan 4 opciones:
1. Votar por Alan García (APRA).
2. Votar eventualmente por Ollanta Humala (UPP).
3. Sugerir a votar en blanco o nulo.
4. Dejar al criterio de los que apoyaron a UN en primera vuelta a votar “de acuerdo a su conciencia”.
Strategies of Alan García & Ollanta Humala
Whereas Alan Garcia seeks to capitalize on the perception that Ollanta Humala is too confrontational, Humala is seeking to cast Garcia as an ally of traditional politicians.
Garcia did not mention Humala directly in his most recent campaign stop in Ventanilla, but he emphasized the importance of toleration and said that he seeks to avoid racial confrontation. He said 30 percent of the population voted for a change in the political system. APRA has got the message and will act on it. Garcia’s current campaign theme is “responsible change.”
Humala said that traditional politicians are aligning themselves behind Garcia, and he criticized Toledo and Garcia for forming a “pact of impunity.” Santiago Pedraglio said last night on the television program Rueda de Prensa that “Toledo is to Garcia what Chavez is to Humala.”
Interview with Ernesto De la Jara
In this interview Ernesto De la Jara argues that Ollanta Humala and Alan Garcia face serious charges of human rights violations; from a human rights perspective this is an unappetizing choice for voters on June 4.
Second Round Election: Campaigns Take Shape
Maxwell A. Cameron and Fabiola Bazo
May 7, 2006
As the second round campaign begins in earnest, the strategies as well as the strengths and vulnerabilities of the candidate are beginning to take shape. The JNE issued a resolution “indicating” the date is June 4. Oddly, as Fernando Tuesta notes, it does not “convoke” the election. Whatever the case may be, the election will be on June 4 and there are two contenders, Ollanta Humala and Alan Garcia, both of whom are beginning to exhibit their strategies.
Ollanta Humala will use to his advantage the newness of his movement and the fact tht it is less turgid with long-standing components. The “olla” (pot, the nationalist’s symbol) still has room for new ingredients before it becomes saturated. In an interview, Humala says the winner of the election will be the party that builds the broadest social alliances. He is offering the Ministry of Labor to the labor movement; the administration of social programs to the Catholic Church; and he has attracted two members of the Truth Commission to his camp to work on reparations.
Humala is behind Garcia in the struggle for votes in Lima. Once again violence happened on the hustings when paper and plastic bottles were thrown at Ollanta Humala when he appeared in the Gamarra commercial district. This is the second hostile reaction from people in a popular market in Lima. The first time was in La Parada during the first round.
Alan Garcia recognizes that the election is a battle in which the north and south of Peru are divided. He says that APRA built its base in the mestizo (that is, mixed blooded) north, and has historically had problems in the ethnically pure indigenous south. APRA’s great enemies and competitors have all had southern bases: Sanchez Cerro, Odria, Fujimori, and—most recently—Toledo. But he reminds people that he won 75 percent of the vote in Puno in 1985. Garcia is also reaching out and seeking to make alliances or win endorsements—with Valentin Paniagua, Pastor Humberto Lay and Cardenal Juan Luis Cipriani (Humala has also met with the latter two).
Carlos Reyna warns that the support of anti-Humala political leaders, especially those associated with Lourdes Flores, could actually hurt Garcia by casting him as a member of the establishment. In a similar vein, Toledo’s recent embrace of APRA, which is being studied by election authorities, could hurt the APRA candidate. Polls say Toledo’s approval ratings are on the rise, but he remains reviled by many. He is certainly not popular enough to help Garcia with an endorsement. While Apristas lament the executive bear hug, Humala is denouncing a putative Toledo-Garcia pact. Percy Medina opines that Toledo’s statements did not violate election law.
A similar vulnerability arises from the tendency of old APRA leaders to reemerge as the possibility of an APRA government begins to take shape. The appearance in the media of names and faces associated with the 1985-1990 government can only backfire on APRA. Part of the APRA strategy of alliance-making is based on the rebooting of the famous “Social Front,” an agglomeration of social forces prepared to work with APRA. This has attracted first round presidential candidates Natale Amprimo and Ricardo Wong.
A worker in Chinatown rests on a dolly proclaiming “Alan President” and “Chinese Wong with Alan”
Photos: M.A. Cameron
Humala: Peru’s Main Labor Confederation Can Choose the Next Labor Minister
Ollanta Humala promised that, if he is elected, the main labor confederation of Peru–the CGTP (General Confederation of Peruvian Workers)–can decide who will be the next minister of labor. For years the APRA party controlled the labor movement. Under the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado (1968-1975), control over most of the labor movement shifted from APRA to the Communist Party.
Toledo meddles in campaign
Toledo has made a speech in Trujillo, which he called the “heart of the APRA,” in which he said the election is a decision between “democracy and authoritarianism.” The statement was made following the signing of a decree initiating the third stage of a public works project. Toledo’s interference in the election campaign has been criticized by Ollanta Humala.
Frente Regional de Ayacucho Criticizes Carlos Tapia
The Frente Regional de Ayacucho is a group that does not form part of Ollanta Humala’s movement in Ayacucho. More radical than the nationalist movement, the FRA nonetheless views Humala as preferable to the alternatives in Ayacucho. In this statement it offers harsh words for Carlos Tapia, an old rival, who has recently joined forces with Humala.
Conversations (not a pact) between Alan Garcia and Valentin Paniagua
Talks have been held between Alan Garcia and Valentin Paniagua. These are conversations not a pact, but they show Garcia’s interest in picking up Paniagua’s voters by means of a friendly gesture toward the leader of the Frente de Centro. The main group within the Frente, Accion Popular, could well decide to endorse Garcia’s candidacy in a national congress to be held on May 20.
Garcia is also refusing to congratulate Ollanta Humala for winning the first round. Such “theatrics” he says are inappropriate. All the first round has settled is who are the top two candidates, and congratulations should be reserved for the result of the second round.
La ONPE, el JNE y la Cancillería rechazan cuestionamiento de Unidad Nacional al proceso electoral
La puesta en duda de Lourdes Flores Nano de la transparencia de elecciones, generó las reacciones de total rechazo por parte de Magdalena Chu, Jefa de la ONPE; de Enrique Mendoza, presidente del JNE y de Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores.
The insinuation of fraud by Lourdes Flores has been roundly rejected by the head of ONPE, the JNE, and the Chancellry. Reaction by editorialists has been very negative. The overall impression is that Flores has made allegations that are unclear–and hence it is hard to determine whether they have any basis–and which could be harmful to the electoral process.
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No gané, ah, entonces hubo fraude
Ollanta Humala on the Hustings
Source: La República, 05 de mayo del 2006
Humala was on the campaign trail yesterday, working his way through crowds in Ate Vitarte on the periphery of Lima. He repeated familiar campaign messages: that Alan Garcia should apologize to Peruvians for his performance in government in 1985-1990, and that President Alejandro Toledo should not leave Peru after July 28 but remain to face charges in the courts.
En su primer día de campaña buscando ganar votos en la capital, el candidato de Unión por el Perú (UPP), recorrió once asentamientos humanos de Ate Vitarte, en Lima. Afirmó que Alan García debe de dar una disculpa por su gobierno anterior antes de buscar un nuevo voto de confianza del electorado, además de conminar al presidente del Perú, Alejandro Toledo, a no dejar el país cuando acabe su mandato pues tiene que responder ante la justicia por su gestión.
Caretas: “Humala & Chavez Could be the Best Thing for Garcia in a Long Time”
The Possible Redemption of Alan Garcia
UPDATED: Flores Reluctantly Concedes
May 03: Flores conceded today, but questioned the transparency of the elections. She thanked Xavier Barron for his efforts to as her legal advisor. She regretted the annulment of some returns and complained about the voter scrutiny, particularly the fact that once the votes are counted all that matters is the forms on which the results are recorded. She said that she is not certain that she lost in the ballot box but rather was eliminated in the voter scrutiny process in the voting booths.
May 04: Hemos añadido la cobertura de los medios de prensa escrita.
UPDATED: Ollanta Humala Interviewed by Rosa Maria Palacios
May 03: In an interview with Rosa Maria Palacios in Prensa Libre, Ollanta Humala characterized the Venezuelan regime under Hugo Chavez as democratic because it has met international standards upheld by organizations like the Carter Center. At the same time, he rejected efforts to link his candidacy with Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan government. He acknowledged that he has travelled to Venezuela on 5 or 6 occasions, but also said he has visited the leaders of Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.
Humala reiterated that he has never abused the human rights of anyone, but refused to enter into details of his service in the Madre Mia base in 1992. He said “etnocacerismo” (which he now dissociates with his movement) arose in part as a result of the rejection by sectors within the military of strategic doctrines designed by the French and the US. US and French counter-insurgency doctrines were based on wars not fought on the national territory, and hence tended to treat the population without due respect. Humala also said that reservists have played a key role in his movement because other political forces failed to recognize the importance of this sector of the population.
Humala also called attention to the recent statements by Lourdes Flores in which she said that she is not sure that Unidad Nacional lost in the ballot boxes but rather in the scrutiny. Although, Humala said, if he made similar comments he would be called undemocratic, he nonetheless believes that his party lost votes where they did not have scrutineers. He asked electoral authorities to take steps to address this problem.
May 04: Hemos añadido la cobertura de los medios de prensa escrita.
APRA Seeking Support from Restauración Nacional
According to La Primera, APRA may be seeking the support from Humberto Lay’s party for the second round. Jorge Del Castillo denies meting with Lay and discussing politics. Lay said a meeting has taken place and commented on the “good relations” between APRA and his party. APRA has provided Restauracion nacional with its own electoral documentation (actas) to compare ballot counting.
As voting scrutiny drags on, Flores refuses to recognize defeat
May 1st: Alan García retains an advantage of 65,012 votes over Lourdes Flores with 99.95 percent of the ballots counted. Flores refuses to concede until every vote is counted. This attitude is sharply criticized by Juan Carlos Tafur in his editorial today. He says that under the guidance of Xavier Barron, Flores has turned her defeat into a “pathetic comedy.”
May 2nd: Barron is presenting a final appeal to the JNE this morning. It constitutes the last item for the JNE to deal with prior to call a date for the second round. The JNE has reviewed all appeals and returned documentation to ONPE. ONPE will provide the election results with all votes counted this evening. Lourdes Flores will publicly thank her campaign supporters on Wednesday, May 3. Raul Castro, elected congress person for Unidad Nacional, has called Antero Flores-Araoz‘s public comments with regard to the campaign as “no fraternal”.
Restauración Nacional (RN) pide al JNE reconocer superación de valla electoral
Ollanta Humala visitó Cayara, Ayacucho
Source: El Comercio, 02 de mayo del 2006
El candidato presidencial de Unión por el Perú, Ollanta Humala, visitó Cayara, donde ocurrió una matanza durante el gobierno aprista de Alan García en mayo de 1988.
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