Meet the Candidates: Peru
Clockwise from left: Pedro Castillo, Hernando de Soto, Keiko Fujimori and Rafael López Aliaga.
A dispersed vote in Peru’s April 11 presidential election sent shockwaves through the country’s establishment, with socialist candidate Pedro Castillo securing a spot in a runoff scheduled for June 6. Castillo had received over 19% of the vote with 95% of votes counted, with Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the former president, closing in on a spot in a runoff with just over 13% of the vote. Market-friendly economist Hernando de Soto and ultra-conservative Rafael López Aliaga rounded out the top four.
Over the course of the campaign,