Peru: Indigenous Organizations Aim for the Presidency

Written by Milagros Salazar
Thursday, 29 May 2008

(IPS)- ...

"We want a political instrument that is different from conventional parties. We are seeking a plurinational state that will include us," indigenous leader Miguel Palacín, the chief organiser of the May 13-16 People’s Summit in Lima, told IPS ...

The head of the National Confederation of Peruvian Communities Affected by the Mining Industry (CONACAMI), Mario Palacios, told IPS that a congress of indigenous leaders would be held in July or August. The goal, he said, is to "elect a Peruvian Evo Morales," referring to Bolivia’s indigenous president, who has become an icon for native organisations in the region.

Morales gave the closing speech at the People’s Summit.

The creation of a political arm was one of the main actions approved by six organisations, including CONACAMI, at the end of the Second Indigenous Summit, which was attended by representatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela ...

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stay alert for new developements in Peru.

The last election seemed too strange. How COULD they re-elect Garcia, with his grotesque record? Well, _Bush was determined that he would win. I'm sure he poured a vast amount into anti-Humala opposition groups.

Better luck coming, I hope, to the people of Peru. If nothing else, Garcia's approval rating well under 30% should help them remember what they apparently didn't in the last election.