Peru to elect ninth president in a decade
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Peruvians are chosing between two presidential candidates with starkly different views. Keiko Fujimori, a conservative and daughter of a disgraced former president, faces Roberto Sánchez, a nationalist congressman.
This Sunday, at the age of 51, the eldest daughter of Peru’s late former president will make her fourth attempt at winning the presidency in a runoff election
Peru’s runoff election, on June 7th, will decide which of two candidates—down from 36, in the first round of voting—becomes the next President. The economy may not notice.
Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez face off in Peru's pivotal presidential runoff, a race that could determine the country's alignment with Washington or a leftward shift.
By Alexander Villegas and Marco Aquino LIMA, June 7 (Reuters) - Peru's conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori had an early narrow lead over her leftist rival in a runoff election on Sunday,
After eight presidents in ten years, many voters are looking for stability so the next president can focus on tackling crime and inequality.
In a tense Peru election, candidates Fujimori and Sanchez pitch solutions to rising crime and political instability ahead of the runoff.
The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose regulations under an administrative program that was created in 2016 and originally slated to end in 2020.
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