Peru’s President Ollanta Humala’s final year in office may be his most difficult yet. Humala has lost much of the political capital that he enjoyed after his election in April 2011 and remains in open confrontation with a national congress in which the ruling Gana Perú (GP) coalition no longer has a majority. Outside of congress, the president’s public support remains in freefall. Humala’s approval rating hit a new low in June on the back of continued anti-mining protests and fresh scandals affecting First Lady Nadine Heredia. End of preview - This article contains approximately 1665 words.
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