But most observers seem to believe that his support was crucial in bestowing a mantle of legitimacy and democratic disposition on Humala, who in 2007 ran on an unabashedly pro-Hugo Chávez platform. And Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Mario’s son, has been helping Humala convince financial markets and the international community that he is now a true believer in capitalism.
出口民调并没有衡量过“巴尔加斯·略萨效应”，因此很难判断他的支持是否是乌马拉取胜的决定因素（获胜优势还不到2%）。但多数观察家似乎认为他的支持为乌马拉披上了民主合法的外衣，后者在2007年公然登上了亲查韦斯的舞台。而马里奥的儿子阿尔瓦罗·巴尔加斯·略萨一直帮乌马拉说服金融市场和国际社会，把他说成真正的资本主义信徒。