Lima, Peru, Jun 8, 2011 / 11:48 am
Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren of Piura and Tumbes, Peru called on the country to come together “as one nation under one flag – the red and white,” after Peru's June 5 elections.
The archbishop urged Peruvians not to give in “to the same old sins” of deception, revenge, insults and violence.
Ollanta Humala defeated Keiko Fujimori by a small margin of 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent after a ruthless campaign characterized by physical and verbal attacks between supporters of the opposing camps.
The archbishop's words came in a message marking the 131st anniversary of the Battle of Arica, which took place June 7, 1880 during the War of the Pacific. He urged his fellow countrymen to follow the example of the battle's heroes.