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LIMA, March 10 (Reuters) - George Forsyth, a former professional soccer goalkeeper, is targeting Peru’s angry youth to help his candidacy at presidential elections next month, pledging to turn the page on decades of corruption scandals in the copper-rich Andean nation.
Forsyth, whose mother is a former Miss Chile and father is Peru’s ambassador to Japan, is among the front-runners for the April 11 ballot though the field is split and many voters are undecided.
The 38-year-old conservative has vowed to maintain macroeconomic stability, but also wants to curb social unrest around resource extraction by creating a “mining trust” to ensure royalties uplift local communities.
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LIMA (Reuters) - George Forsyth, a former professional soccer goalkeeper, is targeting Peru’s angry youth to help his candidacy at presidential elections next month, pledging to turn the page on decades of corruption scandals in the copper-rich Andean nation.
Former soccer goalkeeper George Forsyth, presidential candidate of the National Victory party, attends an interview with Reuters, in Lima, Peru March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Angela Ponce
Forsyth, whose mother is a former Miss Chile and father is Peru’s ambassador to Japan, is among the front-runners for the April 11 ballot though the field is split and many voters are undecided.
Ex-soccer goalkeeper seeks to save Peru from history of graft netscape.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from netscape.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.