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Left-winger Sanchez climbs to second place in Peru vote count

Left-winger Sanchez climbs to second place in Peru vote count

Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez climbed to second place in Peru's presidential election on Wednesday, positioning himself as a surprise rival to conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in a June runoff. With over 91 percent of ballots tallied, the daughter of divisive former president Alberto Fujimori, herself a perennial

Fujimori leads chaotic Peru vote, election officials face charges

Fujimori leads chaotic Peru vote, election officials face charges

Peruvians waited Monday to see who will face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a presidential runoff, after a chaotic first round of voting that sparked criminal proceedings against top election officials. With more than half the votes counted, Fujimori -- the daughter of disgraced former president Alberto Fujimori -- led with about 17

Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll

Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll

Two Peruvian right-wing candidates looked set on Monday to advance to a presidential runoff, after an election marred by logistical foul-ups and deep voter anger. With voting still ongoing in parts of the capital, Lima, a day after the election began, Keiko Fujimori, the 50-year-old daughter

Panic buttons, undercover cops: How Peru bus drivers try to stay safe

Panic buttons, undercover cops: How Peru bus drivers try to stay safe

From undercover police to panic buttons, bus drivers in Peru's capital Lima are pulling out all the stops to protect themselves from attack by extortion gangs, a key theme in Sunday's presidential election. Racketeering has taken on epic proportions in Peru in recent years, with bus

Peru's brand-new president under fire for child sex comments

Barely hours into the top job, Peru's eighth president in a decade found himself under fire Thursday over past utterances on child marriage, and graft allegations. Jose Maria Balcazar, 83, was on Wednesday named Peru's interim leader, for a period of just over five months, after