NYTIMES/ SIMON ROMERO /
"...in what might be considered his (President Garcia's) comeback term, a chance to rehabilitate his place in history, the insurgency is a shadow of its former self, the economy is booming — and he is still battling low approval ratings and heated criticism from his constituents."
AND: " Few leaders in Latin America embody the rise and fall of political fortunes like Mr. García, educated in Paris at the Sorbonne, where he studied sociology, and elected president in 1985 for the first time at age 35."
AND: " “We need someone strong to remove the criminals who infiltrate our government, not someone like Alan who talks pretty and does little,” said Ernán Cóndor, 22, a miner in the mountains above Lima."
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