Humala has declared victory

[rabs]

He just spoke at a news conference at the Los Delfines hotel.

Said according to exit polls and official results so far "We have won."

He is, as write this, on his way to the Plaza Dos de Mayo where supporters are waiting for him.

Keiko camp is strangely quiet.

http://www.perunotas.tv/2011/05/tv-peru-en-vivo.html

will be showing Humala at the plaza.

[Judi Lynn]

1. Just tuned in, see they are celebrating with very happy music, and some people dancing,

lots of flags.

Glad I got here before Ollanta Humala arrived.

Thanks for the heads-up and the link.

[joshcryer]

2. Thanks

Watching now. Wish I could transcribe but I'm super slow.

edit: looks like I'm actually late to the party but he's still going! Please do post an overview.

edit 2: over now... Nadine Heredia is so lovely :)

[Judi Lynn]

3. Reuters: UPDATE 11-Left-winger Humala claims victory in Peru election

UPDATE 11-Left-winger Humala claims victory in Peru election

Mon Jun 6, 2011 1:25am EDT

* Humala claims victory
UPDATE 11-Left-winger Humala claims victory in Peru election

* Once a radical, Humala toned down anti-capitalist views

* Market sell-off expected (Updates with quotes, results)

By Patricia Velez and Caroline Stauffer

LIMA, June 5 (Reuters) - Former army commander Ollanta Humala claimed victory in Peru's presidential election on Sunday as investors worried that his left-wing policies could ruin a long economic boom.

With 80 percent of ballot boxes counted, Humala had a narrow but growing lead of 1.4 percentage points over right-wing lawmaker Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori.

Exit polls and quick counts showed Humala clearly ahead and his advantage in the official returns was expected to grow as more votes came in from poor, rural areas.

"We want economic growth with social inclusion," Humala, 48, told thousands of cheering supporters in downtown Lima on Sunday night. "We can build a more just Peru for everybody."

More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/06/peru-election-idUSN0521409420110606

[flamingdem]

4. Thanks for the streaming link, I was looking for one

from Peru but most try to charge. Telesur is not carrying this now from what I saw.

[rabs]

6. Belated you're welcome

Quite a ahow Humala put on at the plaza. Lots of promises, which will be difficult, if not impossible to implement. He has an uphill battle, considering half the electoral is against him.

Just checked latest official figure (noon Peru time)

88.375 of votes tabulated

Humala 51.276 percent

Keiko 48.724 percent

When I went to bed last night wondered if I would wake up to find that Humala had lost. But latest figures above appear to show Humala indeed won. The remaining votes are from the sierra, the jungle region and other way out-of-the-way places, and those will favor Humala.

So it appears there is no way the results can be tilted to Keiko at this state.
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Little tidbid that appears in La Republica today -- the new government would throw Alberto Fujimori into a common prison. He now has swanky digs (gym, cable TV, unlimited visiting rights, etc) where is is being held.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Thanks for the new numbers. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

5. Left-winger Ollanta Humala wins Peru election

Left-winger Ollanta Humala wins Peru election
Reuters
Monday, 6 June 2011

Left-wing former army commander Ollanta Humala won Peru's presidential election and vowed the poor will share in the country's new wealth.

Humala claimed victory last night as results from 89 per cent of ballot boxes gave him a narrow but growing lead of more than 2.7 percentage points over right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori.

Exit polls and quick counts from yesterday's election put Humala clearly ahead and his lead in the official returns was expected to grow as more votes came in from poor, rural areas.

~snip~
Fujimori, 36, was the favorite of investors but many voted against her because her father is serving a 25-year prison sentence for corruption and using death squads to crack down on suspected leftists when he was Peru's president in the 1990s.

More:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/leftwinger-ollanta-humala-wins-peru-election-2293789.html

http://static.guim.co.uk.nyud.net:8090/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/6/5/1307297600671/Ollanta-Humala-007.jpg

[Judi Lynn]

8. What kind of leftist president for Peru?

Posted on Mon, Jun. 06, 2011 06:58 PM
What kind of leftist president for Peru?
By FRANK BAJAK
Associated Press

In his first, failed run to be Peru's president, Ollanta Humala projected the image of a radical leftist in Hugo Chavez's mold. This time, he called the Venezuelan leader's socialist-oriented economic model flawed, and sought moderate allies and courted Washington.

Yet many Peruvians wonder if this 48-year-old political novice, who like Chavez rose to the rank of army lieutenant colonel and has a failed coup on his resume, is really a market-friendly populist. Many skeptics fear he will renege on his promises and spring revolutionary change on an unsuspecting nation.

That worry sent Peru's main stock index plunging 12 percent Monday in a fit of jitters a day after Humala narrowly won a presidential runoff. Humala captured 51.5 percent of the vote to beat the daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori.

Humala's win marks the latest triumph of Latin America's left, which has rebounded with vigor in the past decade, led by Chavez's 1998 victory in oil-rich but economically distressed Venezuela. Leftists now govern in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Brazil, and now Peru.

More:
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/06/2931064/what-kind-of-leftist-president.html

http://www.karcreat.com.nyud.net:8090/SCTV-CountFloyd.jpg http://mikemonaco.files.wordpress.com.nyud.net:8090/2010/11/count-floyd.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com.nyud.net:8090/_y1USaJemzSs/TN6Y3oUdbeI/AAAAAAAAFpI/N5vQqcgEZQo/s400/count%2Bfloyd.jpg

Help, he's a leftist.