Carlos Bruce creates alliance with APRA legislators

Legislator Carlos Bruce announced Wednesday an alliance with lawmakers from ex-President Alan Garcia’s Aprista party, just a few days after being suspended from the Peru Posible party. The alliance, known as Concertacion Parlamentaria or Parliamentary Agreement, also includes Congressman Renzo Reggiardo, who was elected on Luis Castañeda’s Solidaridad Nacional party ticket.    APRA’s number of seats [...]

Apristas reflect on party’s “worst electoral defeat”

As many look with uncertainty at the results of Peru’s presidential election on Sunday, President Alan García’s ruling Aprista party is also pondering its future after suffering one of its worst electoral defeats in its history. In the presidential field, APRA – Peru’s only established political party, founded in 1930 as a workers party— failed [...]

Araoz quits presidential bid following APRA support for Del Castillo

The presidential candidate for Peru’s ruling Aprista party, Mercedes Araoz, quite her campaign on Monday after weeks of an internal conflict with party stalwart Jorge del Castillo. Araoz submitted her resignation to the Special Election Board (JEE), which officially removes her from April’s general election, daily El Comercio reported. Araoz, an independent who served as [...]

Mercedes Araoz selected as APRA’s 2011 presidential candidate

President Alan Garcia’s ruling Aprista party has selected former economy and finance minister Mercedes Araoz as its candidate for Peru’s 2011 presidential elections, daily El Comercio reported. The announcement came on Tuesday at the party’s headquarters, where Araoz was presented as the candidate by some of APRA’s leaders, including former Cabinet chiefs Jorge del Castillo [...]

Human Rights Watch: Peru radio closure could undermine press freedom

The Peruvian government’s decision this month to revoke the broadcast license of a local radio station “could have a chilling effect on community broadcasting in Peru,” reported Human Rights Watch on Wednesday. “The timing and circumstances of the revocation suggest that it may have been an act of censorship, or punishment, in response to coverage [...]

Peru’s Interior Minister resigns, to be replaced by APRA Congresswoman Mercedes Cabanillas

Interior Minister Remigio Hernani Meloni has resigned, citing “personal reasons” and will be replaced by ruling APRA party Congresswoman Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante, said Peru’s Premier Yehude Simon on Thursday.