Peru election race tightens again as conservatives gain ground
May 14, 2021
2:20 PM CDT
Americas
Marco Aquino
2 minute read
Peru's polarized presidential election race is tightening further, an opinion poll showed on Friday, with socialist candidate Pedro Castillo's lead being trimmed by right-wing opponent Keiko Fujimori just weeks before the June 6 ballot.
Castillo, whose sudden ascendancy has sparked jitters among investors and copper miners, was shown with 42% of the vote in a Datum International poll, one point up since the last survey. However, Fujimori gained four points to reach 40%.
That gap is a far cry from just weeks ago when polls showed a seemingly unassailable lead for Castillo, a teacher and former union leader who has pledged to rewrite the Andean country's constitution and threatened to nationalize mineral resources.
Datum also simulated a mock vote, taking out undecided responses, which showed Castillo on 44%, ahead of Fujimori, the daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori who is in jail for corruption and human rights abuses, with 41%.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-election-race-tightens-again-conservatives-gain-ground-2021-05-14/
Presidential candidate, Pedro Castillo.
Keiko Fujimori