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Presidential run-off will be unpredictable in Peru

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PERU

This has been exacerbated by corruption scandals and, more recently, the negative socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will now be a second round of voting in…

Sagasti will ease pre-election tensions in Peru

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PERU

The new government will bring a much-needed easing of tensions following the widespread protests that met the short-lived presidency of Manuel Merino. Sagasti should be able to…

Fujimori candidacy will bring controversies in Peru

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PERU

His candidacy would contravene the constitution as it stands, and even if such legal obstacles can be overcome, the former president would be 87 years old by the next election…

Candidates will focus on style not substance in Peru

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PERU

Most participant parties lack strong roots in society and are little more than the electoral vehicles of their founders/leaders.

Peru's Kuczynski may survive but critically weakened

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PERU

Kuczynski’s decision to pardon former President Alberto Fujimori has further polarised political divides and eroded his room for manoeuvre with respect to the pro-Fujimori…

Post-pandemic recovery will be protracted in Peru

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PERU

Peru’s previously buoyant economy has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, contracting by around 13.38% in the first ten months of this year. Investment has been hit, as…

Early Peru elections will face congressional pushback

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PERU

Early elections next year.