Global Voices Online

Peru: Fighting for Second Place

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006 @ 20:38 UTC

by David Sasaki

Countries:: Peru
Topics:: Elections, Politics

A.M. Mora y Leon hopes that the vote from abroad will carry conservative candidate Lourdes Flores into the second round of presidential elections. Enrique Mendizabal (ES) says that it would be difficult, but possible. In a comment, Giovann Alarcón says that he is doubtful of Flores' chances.

3 comments

Enrique Mendizabal

Thank you for pikcing up on our Blog, http://Peruexilio.civiblog.org, but i must clraify that I, Enrique Mendizabl, did not say that i hoped Lourdes would go through the second round. Please see: http://peruexilio.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/4/19/1896743.html

# 2006-04-19 at 17:07 pm

Reply to this
Enrique Mendizabal

Thank you for following our blog http://peruexilio.civiblog.org but i must clarify that I do not hope that Lordes will make it through to the next round. Please see: http://peruexilio.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/4/19/1896743.html

# 2006-04-19 at 17:09 pm

Reply to this
David Sasaki

Thanks Enrique – I edited the text to make it more clear.

# 2006-04-20 at 13:20 pm

Reply to this

Join the Conversation

Recent Links also in Americas

“It was high time capoeira were represented in the big screen in all its glory”, says Regina Scharf. She talks about a just released movie about the Afro-Brazilian martial art/dance. Watch Besouro's trailler on the Deep Beazil blog.

KnowTnT.com's Edmund Gall suggests ways in which clubs and bars can “do more to encourage responsible drinking.”

From the tobacco legislation to the carbon footprint post-CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago, Coffeewallah asks: “Has everybody in this country lost their cotton picking minds?”