Election
Correa’s legacy on the line ahead of Ecuador vote
Fujimori concedes defeat to Kuczynski in Peru’s election
Peru’s president-elect to fight drug trafficking and corruption
The left wing president-elect of Peru, Ollanta Humala, has told reporters that he views the United States as a strategic partner.
Mr Humala said he would cooperate with the US and other Latin American countries to combat drug trafficking, poverty and corruption.
His announcements followed a bitter election campaign.
Peru election: Keiko Fujimori optimistic ahead of poll
Peru’s presidential election is too close to call as voters prepare to head to the polls on Sunday.
Should she win, Keiko Fujimori, would be the country’s first woman president.
But as the daughter of the former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year stretch for corruption and links to death squads, many see her as a controversial figure.
Peruvians choose between their wallets and consciences
Ask a Lima taxi driver how he will vote in the Peruvian elections this Sunday and he might, with a world-weary sigh, characterise the dilemma as choosing between your wallet and your conscience.
Thinking of your wallet means voting for Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the former President Alberto Fujimori who is serving a 25-year stretch for corruption and links to death squads.
She promises to maintain Peru’s market-friendly model, which has made it one of the world’s fastest growing economies, but critics say she could repeat the sins of the father.
Keiko Fujimori’s last name, for many Peruvians, is synonymous with the destruction of democratic institutions, systemic corruption and a murderous counter-insurgency against Maoist Shining Path guerrillas in the 1990s.