Fujimori Leads Peru Presidential Vote in Tight Race

Date:

Keiko Fujimori, the leader of Peruvian opposition party Fuerza Popular, gestures, flanked by her husband Mark Vito, as she leaves the national criminal court in Lima on Oct. 17, 2018. Luka Gonzales/AFP/Getty ImagesPeru’s conservative presidential candidate, Keiko Fujimori, is locked in a tight race against her progressive rival in a runoff election, with results on June 8 indicating the contest is still too close to call.Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, is facing congressman Roberto Sánchez in a runoff dominated by the themes of crime, inequality, mining, and Peru’s deep urban-rural divide.

spot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Share post:

More like this
Related

NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone Over Latvia

DK Union interceptor drone flies during NATO Innovation Range...

UK, France, Germany Back Zelenskyys Call for Direct Talks With Putin to End Ukraine War

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Ukrainian President...

BoC Projects Nearly 10% of Toronto Mortgage Holders Wont Qualify for Refinance Next Year

A 'for sale' sign is displayed outside a home...

Iran Halts Strikes on Israel but Warns of Renewed Attacks in Lebanon

A streak of light illuminates the sky during a...