Academic Journal

A SURPRISING LEFT TURN.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: A SURPRISING LEFT TURN.
المؤلفون: Levitsky, Steven1
المصدر: Journal of Democracy. Oct2011, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p84-94. 11p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *RUNOFF elections, *PRESIDENTIAL elections, *ELECTIONS, *DEMOCRACY, PERUVIAN politics & government, 2000-
مصطلحات جغرافية: PERU
People: HUMALA, Ollanta, 1963-, FUJIMORI, Keiko, 1975-
مستخلص: The article describes Peru's 2011 election and the run-off election between Keiko Fujimoro, daughter of former authoritarian president Alberto Fujimoro, and Ollanta Humala, a former military officer with left-leaning tendencies. The author offers an explanation for how these two candidates made it into the run-off election despite significant flaws in their ideology and capabilities. Also discussed is Peru's weakness as a state and general discontent with its democracy as a whole. The article goes on to explain why Humala won the run-off election and provides insight into possible future scenarios.
قاعدة البيانات: Academic Search Index
الوصف
تدمد:10455736
DOI:10.1353/jod.2011.0064