Peru's President Ollanta Humala swore in a widely praised regional politician as his fourth prime minister in a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, but retained his finance minister despite rumors he might quit. The new prime minister, Cesar Villanueva, has twice been elected president of the northern Amazonian region of San Martin and is affiliated with center-left parties. In his first interview after being sworn in, Villanueva said he supports the free-market economic policies that have been in place for years in Peru. "The major lines have been drawn," Villanueva, 67, said on the state television channel.
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