Are the Upcoming Peru Elections a Bridge to Nowhere?
April 5, 2021 last updated 9:5 ET Yonhy Lescano, the presidential candidate of the Popular Action party, campaigns in the Villa El Salvador area on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, March 29, 2021 (AP photo/Martin Mejia). Is Peru’s Crowded Presidential Election a Bridge to Nowhere? LIMA, Peru—In a country long plagued by political malfeasance, jaded Peruvians like to say that they usually cast their ballot for the “least bad” candidate. Now, as Peru staggers toward an April 11 general election, voters—battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic collapse and...
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