Toledo: Peru Posible to Maintain Support for Gana Peru Despite VP Scandal

Former President Alejandro Toledo said Monday that his Peru Posible party will continue to support the ruling Gana Peru party, despite allegations of corruption against Vice President Omar Chehade, daily El Comercio reported. Lawmakers from Peru Posible have backed President Ollanta Humala’s Gana Peru party in Congress , where the party does not have a [...]

PPK confirms support for Fujimori, Toledo backs Humala

Former Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has confirmed his support for presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in the June 5 runoff vote against leftist Ollanta Humala, daily El Comercio reported. “I’m going to vote for Keiko,” said Kuczynski, who was eliminated as a candidate in this election after finishing in third place in the first round [...]

OP-ED – The 2011 Election: Facing a leap back to the bad old days

By Nicholas Asheshov Special to the Peruvian Times With the short end of a week before voting on Sunday, April 10,  the first round of Peru’s presidential elections has lurched into a curtain-raiser to a bitter run-off featuring a stark choice between business-as-usual+plus and Chavez-style grab-it statism. The polls say that Ollanta Humala, representing the [...]

Fujimori to evaluate military draft proposal for criminals, gang members

Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori’s Fuerza 2011 party will evaluate a proposal to restore the military draft for criminals and gang members, daily El Comercio reported. The proposal was made by Fujimori’s brother, Kenji, who is running for Congress on the Fuerza 2011 ticket. “It is voluntary now, so the youths should make their own decision [...]

Poll: Toledo support in capital region climbs to 34.2 percent

A recent poll in Peru’s capital, Lima, and the neighbouring port city of Callao has former President Alejandro Toledo with more than a 10 point lead over the next closest candidate for the April presidential election. According to the poll, Toledo has 34.2 percent support, up from 24.7 percent in December and 18.9 percent in [...]

Toledo announces two former ministers as running mates for 2011

Presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo has announced that two ministers from his first administration will be his running mates for the April 2011 elections, Radioprogramas reported. Toledo’s first vice president is Congressman Carlos Bruce, who was the former minister of housing in Toledo’s first administration (2001-2006). His second vice president candidate is Javier Reategui, the former [...]

Poll: Lima sees Castañeda first, Toledo second for presidential election

A recent poll in Lima and Callao shows that former President Alejandro Toledo is in second place for President of Peru among voter intentions in upcoming general elections, to be held in April 2011. The favorite is Lima’s former mayor, Luis Castañeda, with 27.1 percent of the intention to vote in Lima and Callao. Toledo [...]

Toledo in talks to form alliance for presidential election

Former President Alejandro Toledo, who officially announced on Wednesday that he will run in Peru’s 2011 presidential election, said that his Peru Posible party is currently in talks with three other parties to form an alliance for the upcoming elections, state news agency Andina reported. Members of Peru Posible are in talks with the Fuerza [...]

Toledo confirms run for Peru’s president

Former President Alejandro Toledo has confirmed that he will run in Peru’s presidential elections in April 2011, during an official announcement on Wednesday at Lima’s Bolivar Hotel. “There are times to listen, to think, to decide and to act,” daily El Comercio reported Toledo as saying. “For me, today is the time to decide and [...]

Report: Toledo to announce decision to run for Peru’s presidency by December

Former President Alejandro Toledo will officially announce his decision whether to run in Peru’s presidential elections next year by December, daily La Republica reported. “I still haven’t made a decision about my candidacy,” Toledo told the daily. “We are in the process of evaluating the possibility. It involves a lot of [professional] things… and it’s [...]

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