Andean Group - June 2012 (ISSN 1741-4466)

The government led by President Ollanta Humala is facing political pressure on various fronts. The most obvious one is the social unrest flaring up around the country, which has already resulted in the departure of a number of ministers in the government’s scarce eleven months in office. In addition, the government’s repression of social protests has also produced serious divisions within the Gana Perú coalition that brought President Humala to power. Now, a new political scandal has opened yet another front, subjecting the administration to widespread criticism from its detractors and resulting in increased political pressure on more members of the cabinet.

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