Peru's president-elect urges calm after market jitters

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Peru's president-elect Ollanta Humala appealed for calm on Tuesday, a day after his election victory sent markets tumbling. The ex-lieutenant colonel, a leftist once seen as a close ally of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, has moved to reassure business interests by naming a transition team including moderate economists and well-known security experts. Duration: 00:56