David Samanez Ocampo
Template:Refimprove Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox Officeholder David Samanez Ocampo (4 November 1865 – 13 July 1947)1, was a Peruvian politician who was Interim President of Peru (officially as the President of the Southern Junta) in 1931.[1]
He oversaw changes to the electoral statutes that effectively brought the vote to the masses, leading to the critical – if highly controversial – presidential election of December 1931, when Sánchez Cerro defeated Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre. Instrumental in his appointment was his reputation and high prestige among politicians of all factions.
He was the son of José Samanez.
Democratic Party
Ocampo entered politics at an early age, joining the Democratic Party.[2]
Revival of Electoral Law
One of the widely appreciated achievement of Samanez-Ocampo's eight-month presidency was the revival of the electoral laws.[2] This he did by drafting a special committee composed of the likes of, among others, Luis E. Valcárcel, Jorge Basadre Grohmann and Luis Alberto Sanchez. The committee established the secret ballot system and introduced provisions for the representation of minorities in the electoral system. The committee also introduced technological innovations to the electoral system, ridding it of the many redundancies.
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