But the generals failed to broker a constitutional transition.
American officials have consulted intensively with him in recent weeks, both to take his measure and to urge a peaceful and constitutional transition.
But since he stepped down last May, amid rioting, looting and economic devastation, officials from the ruling party have stressed the importance of an orderly, constitutional transition.
"The willingness of anyone to capitulate in the face of a threat to our orderly constitutional transition of government ought to raise, I think, a fundamental concern that should give every New Yorker pause," he said.
Members of the opposition were quick to distance themselves from the revolt, saying they wanted a constitutional transition toward new presidential elections scheduled for April 8. Alejandro Toledo, an opposition leader who ran against Mr. Fujimori in elections this year, called the uprising "worrisome" and "another symptom of the discontent" within the armed forces.
A spokesman for the State Department, Philip T. Reeker, said, "We will, of course, when we do meet with President Fujimori, emphasize our support for a peaceful, democratic, constitutional transition of power for the continuation of that O.A.S. dialogue that has been going on and which we very much supported".
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But the current Constitutional Court had already worked out a sensible new rule for constitutional transition by deciding that in those cases where the language of the old and new constitutions was substantially the same, the opinions of the prior Court would still be valid.
The rise of CCs began after WW II and gained momentum in recent processes of constitutional transition.
She had intended to "'listen and learn' with her Egyptian counterparts as they begin Egypt's constitutional transition to democracy," according to the embassy.
