2 polarizing populists vie in Peru's presidential runoff By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press June 6, 2021 — 7:40pm Text size Copy shortlink: LIMA, Peru — The daughter of an imprisoned former president and a rural teacher-turned-political novice vied for Peru's presidency Sunday in a tight presidential runoff held as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the Andean country. The polarizing populist candidates, leftist Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori, making her third run for the presidency, promised coronavirus vaccines for all and other strategies to alleviate the health emergency that has killed more than 180,000 people in Peru and pushed millions into poverty. The election follows a statistical revision from Peru's government that more than doubled the death toll previously acknowledged by officials.