In the small towns of Peru’s Andean highlands, every spare surface has been commandeered for a poster or a mural proclaiming: “Keiko Presidente!” or “Ollanta”. The Peruvian presidential election, which will see either Keiko Fujimori or Ollanta Humala elected on June 5, will be the most closely watched poll in Latin America this year. It has become a test of whether the continent’s dramatic economic and political progress is irreversible; or whether the bad old days of authoritarianism, populism and economic chaos could still return to haunt Latin America.
在祕魯安第斯高地的一些小城鎮，每一面空牆都被強行貼上了海報或塗上了壁畫，上書「慶子總統！」或「奧利安塔」。祕魯總統大選結果將於6月5日揭曉，無論是藤森慶子(Keiko Fujimori)還是奧利安塔•烏馬拉(Ollanta Humala)當選，它都將成爲今年拉美最受關注的選舉。這次選舉已成爲一塊試金石，它會測試出：究竟是拉美經濟和政治的顯著進步已成不可逆轉之勢，還是說，從前威權主義、民粹主義和經濟混亂大行其道的黑暗歲月仍有可能再次籠罩這塊大陸。