Peru set to swear in Ollanta Humala as new president 28 July 2011 Last updated at 10:22 GMT

 

Former army officer Ollanta Humala, elected on a promise to tackle poverty and maintain economic growth, is due to be sworn in as Peru's new president.

The inauguration ceremony, taking place on Peru's independence day, is set to be attended by regional leaders.
Mr Humala defeated right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori in June's second round.
Once a fiery nationalist, Mr Humala says his approach is now of the moderate left, modelled on Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Mr Humala, 49, has used the weeks since his election to assemble a cabinet of liberals and moderate left-wing figures.
"Humala has tried to adopt a strategy similar to that which Lula adopted in his first government - giving strong signals that economic management will continue with a pro-investment and pro-stability macro-economic policy", analyst David Sulmont from Lima's Catholic University told AFP.
Economists Luis Miguel Castilla and Julio Velarde will be the new finance minister and central bank head respectively.
Sociologist Rafael Roncagliolo is to be foreign minister, while Afro-Peruvian music star and Grammy award-winner Susana Baca will be minister of culture.
Strong performance Mr Humala faces a tough balancing act, analysts say.

Tensions over the use of Peru's natural resources have increased

He campaigned on a pledge to increase the state's role in the economy and redistribute wealth to Peru's poor majority.
Mr Humala indicated that he would seek to impose a windfall tax on the key mining sector to help raise revenue for social spending.
But with his party lacking a majority in Congress, he will need the support of other blocs to pass bills, including the mining tax.
Peru has been one of the top economic performers in Latin America in recent years, averaging annual growth of 7% under the outgoing president, Alan Garcia, and with inflation held at under 3% a year.
But there has also been an increase in social tension and conflicts, especially over the exploitation of natural resources.
Protests, at times violent, have erupted over mining, logging and oil and gas extraction.
Another key issue facing Mr Humala is increased illegal drug production and trafficking.
Peru sees the US as a "strategic partner" in tackling this, Mr Humala has said.