Left-Wing President Elected in Peru

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Wed, 07/06/2011 - 12:00am
Left-Wing President Elected in Peru

In last month's election in Peru, a left-wing president was elected for the first time in years.  KBOO correspondent Michael Gene Horowitz recently visited Peru to determine how the progressive candidate was able to cobble together a winning coalition following years of prosperity under a centrist administration. He spoke to Dr Martin Benavides, executive director of Group for the Analysis of Development in Peru. Ollanta Humala will be inaugurated as Peru's President on July 28th

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