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Article: PERU: PRESIDENT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO HURT BY REGIONAL ELECTIONS.
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- NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
- Article date:
- November 22, 2001
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In a setback for Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, voters in regional elections backed opposition candidates as they elected 50 presidents and vice presidents of the new regional governments and 229 members of regional councils. More than 1,800 mayors were also elected.
The elections displaced Toledo's Peru Posible (PP) from its leadership position among political groups in Peru. In the 18 months since he won the presidential elections for a five- year term, Toledo has seen his approval rating plummet from a high of 59% at the time of his election to 14% last month, and protest marches have become a daily event in Lima and several other cities. Critics accuse ...