Three elections, no landslide victories
It does seem Romano Prodi came out on top in Italy and the Socialists retain control of Hungary, but the Peruvians are headed for a runoff election.
Prodi's kind of a funny guy - he's the one on the right:
He used to be the president of the European Commission (the independent EU body with a representative commissioner from each member state), and he's also been an economics professor. I see this is more helpful than Berlusconi's background, which largely involves owning 90 percent of Italy's media and being kind of a scumbag. The election was close as heck, though: 49.8 percent to 49.7 percent. Read some more stuff here and here.
In Hungary, the incumbent Prime Minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, retains power. It's the first Hungarian election since they've been in the EU, and Gyurcsany will be the first PM to have a second term. It, too, was close, though. Either way, JP Morgan is not optimistic about any Hungarian leadership reforming the country's fiscal policy.
Wild times in Peru. It was kind of a three-way tie, but today it seems to just be between former President Alan Garcia and nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala. The runoff is in May. Some folks are particularly worried about Humala, who seems to want Peru to go the way of Bolivia. No word yet on his wardrobe.
Prodi's kind of a funny guy - he's the one on the right:
He used to be the president of the European Commission (the independent EU body with a representative commissioner from each member state), and he's also been an economics professor. I see this is more helpful than Berlusconi's background, which largely involves owning 90 percent of Italy's media and being kind of a scumbag. The election was close as heck, though: 49.8 percent to 49.7 percent. Read some more stuff here and here.
In Hungary, the incumbent Prime Minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, retains power. It's the first Hungarian election since they've been in the EU, and Gyurcsany will be the first PM to have a second term. It, too, was close, though. Either way, JP Morgan is not optimistic about any Hungarian leadership reforming the country's fiscal policy.
Wild times in Peru. It was kind of a three-way tie, but today it seems to just be between former President Alan Garcia and nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala. The runoff is in May. Some folks are particularly worried about Humala, who seems to want Peru to go the way of Bolivia. No word yet on his wardrobe.
posted by bp at
7:34 AM
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On Peru: Nah, I don't think Humala has much of a chance (though I could be wrong). Mostly because though he came in first, the center-left Garcia came in second. Had the conservative Flores came in second, it could be trouble. But I doubt Flores supporters will vote for Humala over Garcia, so I bet Garcia will win the runoff. That could all change, of course, if Flores edges out Garcia for second place. Will Garcia supportes prefer Flores (I think they would) or Humala (I doubt it). But the Fujimori example (and what a scary thought THAT is) suggests that anything is possible ...
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Miguel Centellas, at 4:53 PM
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