Peru pushes ahead with presidential vote despite record COVID-19 surge Antonio Maria Delgado, The Miami Herald © ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP/TNS Supporters of Peruvian presidential candidate for the Avanza Pais party, Hernando De Soto, attend a campaign rally in Villa El Salvador district on the outskirts of Lima, on April 5, 2021.
Peruvians will head to the polls to choose a new president Sunday as the country is battered by record-high coronavirus infections and deaths, an increase fueled by the spread of a more contagious variant that surfaced in Brazil and is now wreaking havoc across South America.
Election officials are pressing ahead with the vote despite the COVID-19 surge, expanding the number of polling sites and extending voting hours in an attempt to curb contagion, contending that postponing the election could be risky in a country routinely rocked by political instability.
Peru pushes ahead with presidential vote despite record COVID-19 surge
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15:35 | Lima, Feb. 1. The political parties that will participate in Peru s general elections scheduled for April 11 this year have outlined the actions that they intend to implement as part of their government plan if they gain voters support at the polls.
Their government plans are contained in the election platform of the National Elections Board (JNE) and are also available here.
To date, 14 presidential lists are in the race. The list led by Nidia Vilchez is not included, since the political party (Partido Aprista Peruano) announced its withdrawal.
In the coming days, the National Elections Board (JNE) will decide the electoral fate of Hernando de Soto (Avanza Pais), George Forsyth (Victoria Nacional), and Daniel Urresti (Podemos Peru), taking into consideration petitions for disqualifications filed against them.