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In polarized Peru, presidential race still too close to call in contest between right and left

In polarized Peru, presidential race still too close to call in contest between right and left Simeon Tegel © Guadalupe Prado/AP Supporters of Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori wave the national flag Sunday as they wait for her to arrive at a breakfast in the San Juan de Lurigancho neighborhood of Lima. LIMA, Peru The choice for Peruvians in Sunday’s presidential runoff election offered no middle ground a left-wing union leader vs. the daughter of a former right-wing strongman as critics warned that no matter the outcome, the country’s fragile democracy is under threat. Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the jailed former president Alberto Fujimori, has overcome a 20-point deficit in the polls and a looming corruption trial to draw level with first-time candidate Pedro Castillo, a teachers union leader running as the candidate of a Marxist-Leninist party.

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