No alliances will be made with Lima Mayor Castañeda for upcoming 2011 presidential elections, says Simon

Former premier and head of the Peruvian Humanist Movement Yehude Simon said Friday that his party would not be making any alliances with the “authoritarian” Lima Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio for the upcoming 2011 presidential elections. “We have a different vision,” said Simon, who compared Castañeda’s style to that of Ollanta Humala, head of Peru’s [...]

Former premier Yehude Simon launches 2011 presidential campaign

Former premier Yehude Simon has turned down an offer to be Peru’s ambassador to the Organization of American States, OAS, in Washington, D.C., and has announced his run for President in 2011. “I have thanked President Alan García for his generosity and courtesy but, evidently, I have not accepted any job assignments,” said Simon in [...]