We are seeing the desperation of the traditional political class. I wish to call for political unity of the social and leftist forces of the nation.

I'd just say the situations in our two countries - Venezuela and Peru - are completely different. The fact that we have an important agenda of change here doesn't mean that we want to join in the ideological conflict between Venezuela and the United States.

You could question his macroeconomics, but Velasco gave dignity to the people who lived in the countryside.

We are the quiet force built up by five centuries of exploitation, tired of living under the dictatorship of the rich and ready to build a new motherland.

This is a process happening throughout the region. New regimes have surged within these conditions, democratically. We are seeing a new face of Latin America. It's trying to construct a family, a Latin American family.

The armed forces aren't demanding a favor. They are demanding their rights.