Post by Logan on Jun 5, 2016 8:48:04 GMT -6
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvians were choosingbetween two conservative candidates in a tight presidential election on Sunday that has become a referendum on the legacy of imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori's iron-handed rule in the 1990s.
Recent polls showed former World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski having erased the lead held by his better-organized and politically sharper opponent, Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru's former strongman.
A mock voting exercise Saturday by Lima-based Gfk put support for Kuczynski at 51 percent compared with 49 percent for Fujimori. With a margin for error in the survey of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points, it was still a statistical tie but a far better standing for Kuczynski than a week ago, when he was trailing by more than 4 points. Fujimori topped him in the first round of voting by almost 20 points.
A potential swing vote in a close race could be the 885,000 Peruvians eligible to vote abroad — about 3.8 percent of the electorate.
Read more: siouxcityjournal.com/news/world/peru-votes-in-tightening-race-shaped-by-ex-leader-s/article_4e53b9f0-ce1e-5f21-b804-7fa0b4b1fb1d.html
Recent polls showed former World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski having erased the lead held by his better-organized and politically sharper opponent, Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru's former strongman.
A mock voting exercise Saturday by Lima-based Gfk put support for Kuczynski at 51 percent compared with 49 percent for Fujimori. With a margin for error in the survey of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points, it was still a statistical tie but a far better standing for Kuczynski than a week ago, when he was trailing by more than 4 points. Fujimori topped him in the first round of voting by almost 20 points.
A potential swing vote in a close race could be the 885,000 Peruvians eligible to vote abroad — about 3.8 percent of the electorate.
Read more: siouxcityjournal.com/news/world/peru-votes-in-tightening-race-shaped-by-ex-leader-s/article_4e53b9f0-ce1e-5f21-b804-7fa0b4b1fb1d.html