Toledo, former president of Peru and the first indigenous president in Latin America, was interviewed by La Republica of Peru, published today, here. He denies having made an alliance with other center-right parties (he's something of a conservative) as discussed by Lourdes Flores, former darling of the US and candidate in the 2006 presidential elections, but he doesn't rule out an alliance with them.
He also says he doesn't know if he's running.
As discussed in my last post, perhaps this is good, because it will allow moderate voters to coordinate behind a single candidate. On the other hand, maybe it's bad, because Toledo was, if nothing else, a very effective administrator under whom the Peruvian economy grew substantially and the government was relatively well managed. I would also, personally, support a Toledo candidacy.
Though he personally seems a little arrogant and is a very unappealing personality, which may ultimately be his political downfall. The other downside to Toledo is that he's one of these dudes that has gone out and created his own political party, which is never cool, in my opinion.
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