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Andean Group - August 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

PERU: Humala’s stormy start

President Ollanta Humala’s 28 July inauguration was notable for not sticking to protocol. Outgoing President Alan García did not hand Humala the presidential sash and opposition Congresswoman Martha Chávéz’s vitriolic reaction to Humala’s decision to swear on the 1979 constitution, rather than the later 1993 version promulgated by President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), caused havoc. Chávez called for Humala’s “resignation” and called the democratically elected Humala “a de facto president”. However, Humala’s speech, delivered before 15 heads of state and top-level foreign ministry representatives, was exemplary: magnanimous, pointed and comparatively short (at 50 minutes).

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