Peru Votes for Continuity Amid Growing Discontent
For many Peruvians, the presidential runoff in June will be a choice for the lesser of two evils.
For many Peruvians, the presidential runoff in June will be a choice for the lesser of two evils.
Voters are eager for change yet the highest-polling candidate is the runner-up from the last election.
The government of Ollanta Humala faces a tough year ahead of the next presidential election.
Peru is struggling to find a balance between developing its economy and protecting the environment.
Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru’s former, authoritarian president, is ahead in the polls.
Eying the next election, Peru’s president appoints a loyalist as prime minister and raises public spending.
Peru’s antidrug policy wavers from crop substitution to eradication, reflecting its president’s flipflops.
Peru’s growth has been impressive but comes at the cost of environmental degradation and social unrest.
The involvement of Maoist insurgents in Peru’s drug trade brings back memories of a long counterinsurgency.
The countries resolve a maritime border dispute that has its origins in the nineteenth century.
As has so often been in the case in Peru, all likely presidential candidates have skeletons in their closets.
Peru sends away a British frigate to show support for Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands.