Nationalist retakes lead in Peru presidential poll

[sasha031]

LIMA, Peru, March 19 (Reuters) - Ex-army nationalist Ollanta Humala, campaigning to restrict foreign investment in Peru, has retaken the lead against center-right lawyer Lourdes Flores in Peru's presidential race, winning over undecided voters, a poll released on Sunday showed.According to the Apoyo survey, 32 percent of those questioned said they would vote for Humala on April 9, a 2 percentage point rise from a poll released on March 12 and a 7-point surge since early February.

Flores, who would be Peru's first woman president if elected and is viewed by international investors as the best choice for the economy, saw her support drop 3 percentage points to 28 percent, compared with the March 12 poll.Humala, a retired army commander who is most popular among Peru's poor, has the backing of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and led polls in early January. But he lost ground after accusations of human rights abuses in the 1990s.
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[LynnTheDem]

1. Humala; a new bushCabal enemy

Has the support of the poor people of Peru...that means bushCabal hate his guts. Soon we'll hear how Humala is "destabilizing" Peru and is "too friendly" with "terrorists" such as Chavez and Castro...ad naseum. :eyes: