Articles

• Battle lines drawn

  1 May 2016

  In the three weeks since the first round, both Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Keiko Fujimori are attempting to delineate their battle lines. Both have tried to present themselves as having some ideas in common with the Frente Amplio that nearly made it into the run-off.

• Education programmes

  1 May 2016

  The battle between Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski for the second round in June highlights the need for close scrutiny of their policies in fields other than those that have tended to predominate: economic management, fighting insecurity and tackling corruption. Education is an issue that tends to be left aside in the public debates so far.

• Property concentration "affects democracy"

  24 April 2016

  In an interview published in La República, Germán Alarco, professor at the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima and former vice-minister of economy, criticised the degree of concentration of property ownership in Peru, and argued that this is detrimental to democracy.

• Rodrik sceptical about return to high growth

  24 April 2016

  Dani Rodrik, the Harvard economist, was in Peru last week for a conference on the future of the Peruvian economy. He said he was sceptical about the possibility of Peru returning to the sort of high growth rates it achieved in the decade between 2002 and 2012.

• And they're off, again...

  24 April 2016

  Two weeks after the 10 April first-round elections, the battle for the second round (on 5 June) is now well under way. Three opinion polls predict a tight race between Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (Peru por el Kambio, PPK) and Keiko Fujimori. 

• Inter-American Commission considers Tintaya complaints

  24 April 2016

  On 8 April, in Washington, representatives of indigenous and human rights organizations attended a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the ‘Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Campesino Communities in Espinar, Cusco, Peru’.

• Can dialogue happen at Las Bambas?

  17 April 2016

  The all-important Mesa de Dialogo at the Las Bambas mine is due to resume on Thursday 21 April. However, the situation remains confused and tense. A fresh strike has been declared in Challhuahuacho.

• Second round to be disputed by right-leaning candidates

  17 April 2016

  On 10 April, Peruvians went to the polls and voted in favour of right-leaning candidates Keiko Fujimori (KF) and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK). Third in the run-off was left-leading congresswoman for Cuzco, Verónika Mendoza (VM).

• Elections: photo finish in first round

  9 April 2016

  Peruvians go to the polls this Sunday, 10 April. As we went to press, it was still far from clear who would be participating in the probable run-off on 5 June. In spite of a comfortable lead, with around 33%, Keiko Fujimori was unlikely to obtain the 50% +1 to prevent a run-off. The race for second place looked like being neck-and-neck between investor-friendly Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) and leftist congresswoman from Cuzco, Verónika Mendoza.

• Election Special Newsletter

  30 March 2016

  Since restoring democratic government in 2001, Peru has seen four presidential and congressional election contests, the latest of which takes place on 10 April. Four successive elections represent a first in Peru’s republican history, dominated as it has been by military and/or authoritarian governments, and/or ones elected on a very restrictive franchise. This is a success for democracy.

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