Peru’s leftist party shows true colors in Venezuela row
UPDATE: The APRA resolution was passed Thursday with 103 votes for, 12 votes against and six legislators…
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Opinion and analysis on current events in Peru.
How innovation in construction can save lives in southern Peru
At least 105 people have died in southern Peru this winter. While that is tragic, it is hardly news.…
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Fujimorismo hardball: flashback or preview?
Peru’s politics took an ugly and familiar turn when Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Force party caused a…
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Veronika Mendoza will not ruin Peru’s economy
A Veronika Mendoza presidency will not wreak the economic havoc which some analysts fear. “Ruin”…
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Why Peru’s democracy is not in jeopardy
The disqualifications of two presidential candidates is not a signal of a breakdown in Peru’s democracy.…
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What would Veronika Mendoza do with Petroperu?
A list of questions to leftist presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza about her ambiguous plans for…
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Anybody but Cesar
A moderate like me prefers elections in which any candidate will be OK. But sometimes, there is somebody…
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What will the emerging-markets bubble mean for Peru?
For over a decade, emerging markets have been the darlings of the world economy. For many of the preeminent…
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Private capital and cynicism in Peru’s Congress
In one day Peru’s Congress passed two inspiringly cynical laws – one regarding state oil firm Petroperu…
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Will crime determine Peru’s next president?
After citing a recent Ipsos poll which reported that crime is Peruvian voters’ top concern, a Peru…
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