Presidential front-runner Keiko Fujimori waves during her campaign’s closing rally on June 2 in Lima, Peru’s capital. Read more:Disgraced leader’s daughter leads in the run-up to Peru’s presidential electionHow a Greenpeace stunt in Peru drives home the global climate dividePeru fights gold fever with fire and military force Here are five things you need to know about the election in this Andean nation:1. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty)LIMA, Peru — Peru’s presidential runoff election takes place Sunday with front-runner Keiko Fujimori, the 41-year-old daughter of former autocratic leader Alberto Fujimori, facing off against a prominent economist and former prime minister, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Whoever wins on Sunday, Peru’s new president will need to have an effective anti-corruption strategy and be seen to be prioritizing a move against graft.
Source: Washington Post June 04, 2016 09:00 UTC