The Americas | Peru's presidential election
The risk of throwing it all away
Populists like Ollanta Humala (pictured below) threaten to overcome divided moderates in one of Latin America’s fastest-growing economies
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The risk of throwing it all away”
From the April 2nd 2011 edition
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