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An ultra-conservative millionaire who admits to scourging himself daily to repress sexual desire is just one of an assortment of low-polling candidates who all have a shot at becoming Peruâs next president.
Rafael López Aliaga is technically tied with five other contenders in an unpredictable
contest to make a runoff vote in June, including a former goalkeeper, a Sorbonne-educated socialist and the daughter of the countryâs jailed former leader Alberto Fujimori.
Sundayâs vote will take place during a second wave of Covid-19 which this week set a new record for daily deaths as the highly contagious Brazilian variant takes hold. Neighbouring Chile postponed a constituent assembly vote due for the same day after a surge in cases.
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12:37 | Lima, Apr. 8. A few days prior to the election of the new authorities in Peru, political scientist Fernando Tuesta explains the powers of the President of the Republic, Congress members, and Andean Parliamentarians.
That is why it is important for citizens to be clear about the duties of those who will take the reins of the country between 2021 and 2026, he underlined.
The expert on electoral issues reminded citizens that Peru relies on a presidential institutional system, in which the Head of State in addition to representing the nation is also an active part of the Executive Branch.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Peruvians will turn skeptically to a close presidential election disappointed by a recurring governance crisis, corruption cases against its last six heads of state, and the collapse of the economy due to the pandemic.
The world’s second-largest copper producer has at least five candidates fighting to advance to an April 11th runoff, with little support as a sign of distrust, while a majority of voters have yet to decide who to back, according to polls released over the weekend.
Peru has at least five candidates fighting to advance to a runoff election on April 11th, with low support a sign of distrust, while a majority of voters have not yet decided who to back. (Photo internet reproduction)