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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.
Political Outlook in Latin America for 2021 Published: - Dec 30, 2020
Next year several Latin American countries will elect their rulers amid a severe economic crisis due to the pandemic .
Latin America is preparing for an intense electoral day that could be the starting point to generate a series of necessary changes in the region. / Photo: Pixabay
LatinAmerican Post | Moisés Campos
Next year Latin America begins an intense electoral process that may be the starting point to generate a series of necessary changes in the region, which are made urgent to face a not encouraging outlook, product of the crisis generated worldwide by the pandemic of the Coronavirus. Estimates of a sharp drop in GDP, made by the World Bank, ECLAC and the International Monetary Fund, and which place it between 7.2% and 9.4%, will produce a strong crisis that will be decisive in these elections.
Survey confirms dispersion of electoral preferences in Peru
Survey confirms dispersion of electoral preferences in Peru
Lima, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The percentage of Peruvians who do not support any of the 23 presidential candidates for the April 11, 2021, general elections, plus the undecided, exceeds by far the support of the most popular candidate, according to a private survey released on Sunday.
In the poll conducted by the Ipsos-Peru company, 18 percent of respondents said they would vote blank or spoil the ballot in the April 11 general elections. The undecided make up 10 percent for a total of 28 percent, 10 more than the candidate with the largerst preference, the neo-liberal former soccer player George Forsyth, from the Victoria Nacional party.