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Features / archives for : politics
A Historic Candidate: Barack Obama and the U.S. Elections
For North Americans of all political preferences the campaign of Barack Obama has been historic. From winning the Democratic Party nomination over Hillary Clinton, to his current competition with John McCain, Obama has been the center of frenzied media coverage. His face is everywhere, making him the conversation topic for countless political pundits as well as average families sitting at their kitchen tables. What is it about this young Senator from Illinois that captivates multitudes all around the world?Who is Yehude Simon Munaro?
Vanessa Castro Chesterton
The resignation of Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo in the midst of the corruption scandal dubbed “Petrogate” left many wondering who would be called to take his place. There was talk of former Prime Minister and economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, being asked to step in as well as APRA legislator Luis Gonzales Posada. In the end it was Yehude Simon Munaro Regional Governor of Lambayeque who was asked to take over the position. Many went on to ask the question, who is Yehude Simon Munaro? Here are a few answers as to the identity of the new man in power. Peru’s New U.S. Ambassador
Peru’s new American Ambassador had a shaky start. Peter Michael McKinley arrived for his term as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Peru and was welcomed by the country’s most devastating earthquake. Still, the diplomat took it in stride and presented his credentials before President Alan Garcia Perez on August 23rd. This new representation brings a new era in Peruvian and American relations, which have had a long-standing reputation of cooperation and mutual aid.
Alan Garcia and his 13 commandments
2. Increase public investments to 30 billion dollars – this year the government will spend around 20 billion dollars
3. Reduce the number of tax-evading businesses from 53% to 35%
Latin America: Pink Tide Rising
The Latin American left must be allowed to find new solutions to the region's political and social problems.
A pink tide continues to rise across Latin America, with two leaders friendly to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez elected in November. The victory of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, in spite of blatant meddling by the United States embassy, was followed by an upset triumph by Rafael Correa in the second round of the presidential election in Ecuador.
Peru: outing the NGOs
A law regulating the work of non-governmental organisations in Peru, now awaiting the signature of President Alan Garcia, has sparked concern that the new Peruvian government is resorting to illiberal means to silence its critics. Ministers claim that this is not so, and that NGOs must become more accountable to the country's elected rulers. The controversy has focused attention on what NGOs contribute to democratic governance.
Ecuador’s election surprise
The surprise result of Ecuador's first-round presidential election on 15 October 2006 means that a pro-United States multi-millionaire capitalist will compete in the run-off with his political opposite - a radical nationalist economist who claims to have a close friendship with Venezuela's Hugo Chávez.
The banana magnate Álvaro Noboa (of the Partido Renovador Institucional de Acción Nacional [Prian] party) confounded the slow start to his campaign and poor showing in many opinion polls, to emerge as - at least after the official counting of 40% of the ballot-boxes - the marginal winner of the first-round election, with 25.2% of votes. Former finance minister Rafael Correa (of the Alianza País [AP]), who had led many polls for the last weeks of the campaign, was a close second, on 25.03%.
Article from Lebanon:
This article was published today at a website called "Monday Morning" from Beirut, Lebanon. With everything these people are currently going through, it is amazing and comforting to see that journalists and bloggers still have an open eye and ear for what's going on in the rest of the world. At least in this case the technical infrastructure seems to be intact.Peaceful Peruvian Greetings to Beirut, Lebanon.
Always The Bride
(by our political analyst and columnist Maxwell A. Cameron)On July 28, 2006, Alan García Pérez, leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), assumed the presidency of Peru for the second time. The sight of the now middle-aged politician wearing the presidential sash fills many Peruvians with a weird sense of déjà vu. Having decided to give him a second chance, voters now wonder whether he has changed.
García is the kind of politician who, as one wag put it, needs to be the bride in every wedding, the corpse in every funeral. He must control the need to eclipse everyone around him if he wants to govern effectively.
Six Strategic Reasons to Support a U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement
(by Ana Isabel Eiras and Stephen Johnson, The Heritage Foundation)Populist nationalism emanating from Venezuela seeks to counter U.S. influence in Latin America, while Chinese deal-making is undermining the region’s slow evolution towards market-based economies. At the same time, congressional opponents of the Bush Administration are eager to block trade agreements to hand the President an election-year defeat. But failure to advance U.S.-Latin American trade relations would be an incredible blunder that jeopardizes one of America’s best interests: preserving peace and safety at home. Worse, it would drive allies into the hands of adversaries anxious to build a new order of authoritarian governments and aid networks based on the models of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. In contrast, approving the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) would mean big business for American and Peruvian enterprises and could dispel perceptions of U.S. withdrawal from the region and counteract growing anti-American sentiment.
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20 November, 2008 09:48:05
Yes, crime is everywhere these days, and as there are so many reasons for it, it would be pointless ... - In Cara de Gringo
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20 November, 2008 07:09:45
In Peru you must ask first and then close the deal.. I was approached for this guy to do my shoes... ... - In Behind Bars
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20 November, 2008 00:26:32
Hey,what does 'multicultural' has to do with crime in Peru? I don't see chinese, germans ...
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