Peru Presidential Election Features Record 35 Candidates
Peru's presidential election is underway with a record 35 candidates, including a comedian, a Trump supporter, and a political heir, making a runoff round in June almost certain.
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Peru set to choose from a bewildering array of 35 presidential hopefuls
Peruvians will choose from a bewildering array of 35 presidential candidates this Sunday, electing the next leader of an Andean nation beset by crime and a string of short-lived, scandal-tainted presidencies. “Now any old person runs for office,” said 51-year-old teacher Jane Layza, pondering the plethora of presidential hopefuls, and how she will cast her ballot. A few in the field are well known – a popular male comic, the daughter of a brutal autocrat, and a former Lima mayor who likens...
By Agence France-Presse
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With a record 35 candidates in the running, the election is almost certain to go to a runoff round in June.
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