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Peru's sol soars as socialist Castillo loses ground to right-wing Fujimori FILE PHOTO: People hold a sign reading "Communism never" during a protest, led by former presidential candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga (not pictured), against socialist candidate Pedro Castillo, who will face right-wing opponent Keiko Fujimori in a run-off vote on June 6, in Lima, Peru May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo reuters_tickers This content was published on May 10, 2021 - 22:18 May 10, 2021 - 22:18 By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's sol currency on Monday posted its biggest daily gain in just...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new poll this Sunday, May 9, showed the decline of presidential candidate Pedro Castillo to 36.2% of voting intentions and the increase to 30% in favor of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, in the upcoming second round of the presidential elections in Peru. The Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP) survey revealed that the voting intentions in favor of the ultra-leftist Castillo lost five percentage points in May compared to the previous month, after the debate in the city of Chota. Meanwhile, right-wing Fujimori increased 8.5 percentage points in May after adding...

Colombia on strike, Biden's new investment program and more news These were the most relevant world and politics news this week. Photo: Wikimedia-Tefita228 LatinAmerican Post | Santiago Goméz Hernández Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio tag. Colombians take to the streets to reject new tax reform Thousands of Colombians in the main cities of the country demonstrated their rejection of the initiative of the National Government to increase taxes. The organizing committee of the National Strike requires President Iván Duque to withdraw this initiative from Congr...

The tensions, passions and frustration surrounding this weekend’s votes in Peru and Ecuador tell a broader global story.

The election voters don't want anyone to win: Peru goes to the polls on April 11 CNN 5 hrs ago By Jack Guy and Claudia Rebaza, CNN © SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA/POOL/AFP/Getty Images Peruvians have 18 presidential candidates to choose from on Sunday. "Unfortunately, I have to vote and choose one, but here we can't even choose the least bad because all of them are bad," sighed 30-year-old photographer Abraham Medina, explaining why he's still undecided ahead of Peru's presidential election. Blanca Cagua, a 25-year-old nurse, is similarly unimpressed by the country's 18 presidenti...