Peru: Woman candidate breathes new life into left

by ANGEL PAEZ

Susana Villarán on campaign trail. PHOTO/La Republica/IPS

LIMA, Aug 18, 2010 (IPS) – The campaign for the October municipal elections in Peru has brought new hope to the badly weakened left, in the form of Susana Villarán, who has shot up from the “other candidates” category to third in the polls in the race for the mayor’s office in Lima.

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