AP/ C. Salazar / Long Analysis
President Alan Garcia, 62, ends his 2nd term having steered Peru to 7% annual growth...with less than 3% annual inflation...$47b in foreign reserves....a recent 42% approval rating.
"On the positive side, (Garcia) leaves a basically healthy economy," said historian and political analyst Nelson Manrique. "On the negative side, he has been authoritarian, hasn't been open to political dialogue and put off dealing with a series of demands that have generated a climate of social volatility."
AND: President-elect Ollanta Humala has moved more to the center than his model Brasil's Lula da Silva.
In his new 18-member Cabinet there are few people who could be regarded as leftists...including new cultural minister Susana Baca.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/27/us-peru-humala-idUSTRE76Q5GF20110727
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