Far-left schoolteacher, rightwing populist vie for Peru presidency
AFP via Yahoo News· 38 minutes agoWith 96 percent of ballots counted by Tuesday, schoolteacher Castillo led with 19.09 percent while...
Peru Stocks Tumble as Presidential Vote Spooks Investors
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 19 hours agoLeftist Pedro Castillo had 19% of valid votes with 91% of ballots tallied on Monday afternoon. Keiko...
Presidential election upsets rock Ecuador and Peru
Axios via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoWhy it matters: The leftist contender, Andrés Arauz, conceded defeat in an election that was seen as a referendum on Correa, who remains highly...
Peru faces polarizing presidential runoff as teacher takes voters by surprise
The Guardian via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoPeru faces a polarizing presidential runoff vote, in which a hard-left schoolteacher – who caught a...
Rich vs poor: Peru's Castillo lays down socialist marker for election runoff
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours agoHe will face conservative Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of ex-President Alberto Fujimori - imprisoned in 2009 over human rights abuses - and the heir of a powerful family that dominated
Far-left schoolteacher takes lead as Peru counts presidential votes
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHe will likely square off on June 6 against corruption-accused Keiko Fujimori, a rightwing populist...
Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoff
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe South American nations held elections under strict public health measures amid a surging ...
Socialists vs Fujimori: Peru vote sets stage for polarized presidential run-off
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLIMA (Reuters) -Peru is set for a divisive presidential run-off between the Andean country's...
The day before elections, Peru marks record COVID-19 deaths
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOne day before it holds presidential and congressional elections, Peru on Saturday marked a second...
UPDATE 1-In surprise development, angry Peruvians propel socialist in presidential race
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoIn the past four weeks his rise had been rapid, with exit polls showing support for his policies, which include rewriting Peru's constitution, strong in poor areas of the ...