Poll shows favorite Castillo drop and Fujimori rise in Peru’s presidential runoff
A new poll showed this Sunday the fall of presidential candidate Pedro Castillo to 36.2 % of voting intention and...
May 9, 2021Section
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Peru administered two million vaccinations among its population
Peru has reached this Saturday the two million vaccines against covid-19 applied among its population. During a day dedicated to...
May 9, 2021
Peruvian presidential candidates asked to swear that they will leave power at the end of their term in office
Peruvian civil and religious organizations today asked the candidates for the presidency of the Republic in the second round of...
May 8, 2021
Distance between Castillo and Fujimori in Peru’s presidential runoff falls to 5 points
The margin between the two Peruvian presidential candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, has narrowed to five percentage points, with...
May 7, 2021
Peruvian left unites to support Pedro Castillo against Keiko Fujimori
Peru's moderate left, led by Verónika Mendoza, signed this Wednesday a pact to support ultra-left candidate Pedro Castillo in his...
May 6, 2021
Judicial harassment, another form of systematic macho violence in Peru
Natalia Manso finds it difficult to follow the thread of identical complaints filed by her ex-husband in Peru's labyrinthine justice...
May 5, 2021
Peru elections: Keiko Fujimori reduces gap with Pedro Castillo by two points in poll
The IPSOS poll registered 34% support for the Fuerza Popular candidate, 9 points behind the Peru Libre contender, who managed...
May 3, 2021
OECD is already a broken dream for Peru on its bicentennial anniversary
As a milestone of the bicentenary of its independence, to be celebrated in 2021, Peru set out to join the...
May 3, 2021
Peru again breaks its monthly record for Covid fatalities with more than 9,400 deaths
For the second consecutive month, Peru suffered its deadliest month of the entire covid-19 pandemic in April, bringing the total...
May 2, 2021