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Weekly Report - 18 June 2015 (WR-15-24)
PERU: Continued protests savage Humala’s popularity
President Ollanta Humala faces a tough ride in his final year in office ending in July 2016. In response to continued anti-mining protests in different areas of Peru, Humala has extended the military intervention he ordered in three separate regions in May to maintain order and reinforce public security. But this may make an already unpopular government, also confronting a string of corruption and political scandals, even more unpopular in the run-up to general elections next April.
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