Saturday, March 24, 2018

Peruvian Update

Peru is an unusual Hispanic country. Can you think of another with elected presidents named anything like Fugimori and Kuczynski?

RealClearWorld links to an Andres Oppenheimer column for the Miami Herald. He writes about the resignation of President Kuczynski and the ascension of his VP to office.

Oppenheimer’s real theme is the impact this change will have on Peru’s leadership of an anti-Maduro bloc of Latin nations pressuring an unwilling Venezuela to hold free and fair elections. His conclusion: it won’t help. Kuczynski’s successor Vizcarra has no power base and may call new elections.