The government’s second round of discussions with 15 of Peru’s political parties resulted in changes to the electoral law and the promise of wide-ranging political reforms. The first such dialogue earlier this year had led to the decision to close down the state intelligence agency (Dini) for “reorganisation”. A third round of talks will be held on citizen security and social policy in the near future. “Democracy without dialogue doesn’t work,” President Ollanta Humala said celebrating the success of the talks, although it is worth noting that the dialogue process in the palace was rendered necessary because the government’s channels of communication to congress are so poor.End of preview - This article contains approximately 1344 words.
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