A political dynasty heiress and a former trade minister advance to Peru's presidential runoff
New Delhi, May 16 -- Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of a disgraced former president, and Roberto Sanchez, a nationalist congressman and former minister, will vie for the presidency of Peru in an electoral runoff, according to the final vote count released Friday.
Fujimori and Sanchez will face off June 7 to become Peru's ninth president in just 10 years. Both beat 33 other candidates with promises to put an end to surging crime, the top priority for Peruvians whose country's mining-driven economy has proved resilient to political instability.
With 100% of the ballots counted from the April 12 election, Fujimori of Fuerza Popular led the field with 17.18% of the vote. Sanchez, of Juntos por el Peru, finished second with 12.03%...
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