Peru: Humala challenged by allies and the popular sector
Saturday, July 7th, 2012
Twelve civilians have died in repression of social protests in the first year of this president’s term
[Translation of an article from Brasil de Fato of São Paulo for July 3. See original here and related articles here, here, here and here.]
by Marcio Zonta
Ollanta Humala Tasso finishes his first year in office in the midst of contradictions. In the first week of June alone, the Gana Perú congressional caucus, the base of the Partido Nacionalista Peruano, suffered four losses, for a total of five resignations of congress members who do not approve of the directions taken by the current administration.
Absorbed in the controversial issues of mining and the army’s confrontations in the Peruvian jungles with supposed drug traffickers and members of Sendero Luminoso, Humala has shown little aptitude or receptiveness to dialogue. On the other hand, he shows an extreme readiness for military solutions. (more…)