Peru rejects Chavez backed candidate

BBC:

Peruvians appear to have re-elected a former president, Alan Garcia, in the country's run-off election over nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala.

Exit polls, issued after voting stations closed at 1600 (2100 GMT), show Mr Garcia in the lead with nearly 53% of the vote to 47% for his rival.

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Mr Garcia tried to portray Mr Humala as a dangerous threat to democracy and peace.

He has frequently referred to the former army officer's involvement in an armed uprising, and has criticised his lack of political experience and his close ties to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

"I believe that Peru has the right to choose its own path and its own model," he said before voting, adding that he wanted to block "the expansion of a country that, because it has more wealth, wants to export its model".

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Hugo is having a tough time as hegemon these days. If Mexico rejects his socialist buddy that will make it three in a row where he has backed the loser.

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