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That Mr Humala has waited until the last minute before naming his cabinet is testimony of these internal battles.

The local government in Cajamarca, headed by an ally of Mr Humala, questions the merit of the Conga project.

Bizarrely, officials say that consultations will be organised by the culture ministry, which Mr Humala has entrusted to a singer.

Mr Humala's cabinet is mainly of the moderate centre-left, including many independents and a liberal economic team.

Ollanta Humala's victory has provoked widespread fears he would lead a wave of nationalisations and higher taxes on foreign companies.

The new President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, has been sworn in, promising the poor a greater share of the benefits of economic growth.

To help solve these problems, Humala has proposed levying a windfall tax on the mining sector.

AFTER narrowly winning a divisive presidential election, Ollanta Humala has got off to an unexpectedly calm start as Peru's president.

Mr Humala no longer says he will ban the export of natural gas but he does want the local market to have priority.

Pundits called for Mr Humala to put an endto the uncertainty by naming key cabinet appointments quickly.

OLLANTA HUMALA won Peru's presidential election earlier this month by recasting himself as a centrist.

Humala, who was once regarded as an outspoken nationalist, describes himself as representing the center-left.

Investors will also worry if Mr Humala tries to unpick contracts under which private firms are upgrading ports, airports and roads.

In 2006 Ollanta Humala, a populist former army officer with no previous political experience, came within five percentage points of winning.

Mr Humala has a strong incentive to govern from the centre.

Although rivals are sceptical of Mr Humala's new-found moderation, it may yet broaden his appeal.

But during the campaign Mr Humala sought to distance himself from the Venezuelan leader.

It is certainly possible that either a Humala or a Fujimori presidency would push Peru down the path of populist authoritarianism.

Mr Humala is a former army officer who literally shot to prominence when he led an attempted coup in 2000.

Among other things, Humala's inaugural address pledged an incentive to return to work, by raising wages by 25 per cent over two stages.

Ollanta Humala, a former army officer of elastic left-of-centre views, was elected as Peru's next president.

Mr Humala says he would "promote integration with everyone, not giving priority to some countries. "

Mr Humala has backed away from earlier talk of abolishing term limits.

Many Peruvians who abhorMr Humala's politics could not bring themselves to vote for his opponent.

With 51. 3 per cent of the vote, Mr Humala narrowly beat Keiko Fujimori, the candidate widely supported by business, in Sunday's election.

Mr Humala also says he will personally lead efforts to cut crime and improve security, matters of widespread public concern.

Both Mr Humala and Ms Fujimori embody risks that a majority of Peruvians would prefer not to entertain.

The dispute is a test for Peru's new president, Ollanta Humala.

As for Mr Humala, he led a military rebellion when an army officer.

As an army officer, Mr Humala led one military rebellion and backedanother by his brother, who is a fascist.

This time Mr Humala's pitch is more moderate, with echoes of Lula.

Mr Humala will be a candidate next year, though his chance of winning this time is smaller.

If Mr Humala arouses fears for the future, Ms Fujimori awakens fears of the past.

Salamon Lerner, Mr Humala's campaign manager, says that it is Brazil not Venezuela that his boss wants to learn from.

Mr Humala topped that poll, but with just 31. 7% of the vote.

Gana Peru, however, will have just 36 per cent of congressional seats, making it difficult for Mr Humala to push through radical reforms.

Ollanta Humala has proffered few words to Peruvians