The Associated Press June 10, 2011, 3:51PM ET
New Peru leader says he will prioritize the poor
Peru's president-elect that his government will put a priority on helping the poor with programs focused on education, health and job creation.
Ollanta Humala met Friday with Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and praised him for fostering economic growth while reducing poverty in Latin America's biggest country.
He said he will not copy programs like those of Brazil or Venezuela because Peru must find its own way to help the poor.
Humala was once close to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But in his campaign and since, he has painted himself a center leftist more in the mold of former Silva.
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