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Peru’s economy has long been largely safe from its unstable politics. The April 11 election could change that.

The “Shadowy Figure” Behind Peru’s Likely Next President Vladimir CerrónPaco Sanseviero/Grupo El Comercio He’s been called the man behind Peru’s likely next president. As the founder and leader of the far-left party Perú Libre, Vladimir Cerrón has been described by some as the real architect of Pedro Castillo’s rise to power. For many critics, Castillo, a teacher and union leader with no experience in elected office, is just a Trojan horse for Cerrón, a Marxist former governor whose conviction on corruption charges kept him from running for president himself. Castillo is e...

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...