Keiko Fujimori closes in on second place in Peruvian presidential election
The advance of the official results confirmed Fujimori's tendency to increase the vote in her favor, according to unofficial projections...
April 12, 2021Section
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Socialist surge in election unsettles Peru’s financial markets
Peru’s financial markets looked set for a rough ride on Monday after socialist candidate Pedro Castillo, who had largely slipped...
April 12, 2021
Peru: Extreme left and authoritarian right candidates likely to go to the second round election
The extreme left and an authoritarian right will most likely measure their forces in the second round of the Peruvian...
April 12, 2021
Peruvian elections: Exit poll shows technical tie between four presidential candidates
Presidential candidates Pedro Castillo, Hernando de Soto, Keiko Fujimori, and Yonhy Lescano were the most voted in the Peruvian elections...
April 11, 2021
Presidential election: Anyone could be Peru’s next president
It's time for the outsiders. Or the supposed outsiders. In Peru, with non-existent traditional parties and a crossroads of acronyms...
April 10, 2021
Tired of politicians, Peruvians skeptical ahead of close presidential election
Peruvians will turn skeptically to a close presidential election disappointed by a recurring governance crisis, corruption cases against its last...
April 8, 2021
Peruvian court confirms ex-president Vizcarra, facing charges, can remain at liberty
Former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra will remain at liberty while under investigation on charges that he received bribes when he...
April 7, 2021
Interpol operations in 13 Latin American countries seized 200,000 weapons, made 4,000 arrests and dismantled drug labs
Interpol dealt a "major blow" to arms trafficking in Latin America in an operation that led to the seizure of...
April 6, 2021
Covid-19 variant identified in Brazil spreads through South America
Some 40% of the coronavirus cases detected recently in Lima, Peru, are associated with the variant.
April 6, 2021