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Given that none of the 18 candidates will win the presidency this Sunday, the country is likely to hold a second round of elections on June 6.
A survey by the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP) on Wednesday showed that the COVID-19 health crisis and the apathy felt by the people for the presidential elections could lead to a low turnout at the polls on April 11.
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"Peruvians have no favorite candidates among the 18 parties that are running for the elections," the IEP stated and informed there would be a technical tie among the front-runners.
The center-right-wing Popular Action Party's candidate Yonhy Lescano leads the voting intention, with 10 percent of the votes in his favor. The leftist Veronika Mendoza and the right-wing candidate Hernando de Soto would be tied in second place with 9 percent of the votes.
According to these figures, none of them win the presidency, so the country will have to hold a second round of elections on June 6.
#Peru | Local outlets' polls place the left-wing candidate Veronika Mendoza first in the audience's positive opinions.https://t.co/rQ5qbHMLW9
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) March 30, 2021
Twenty-five percent of people surveyed are undecided or support a blank or spoiled vote. The figure is five times higher than that one received by the candidates who have a slight lead.
"The nominees have failed to address the population's demands regarding education, security, health, and justice," political scientist Denisse Rodriguez-Olivari said.
"Although voting is mandatory, citizens are afraid of getting infected," she said, recalling that "their fear is justified: Peru is one of the most affected countries".
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— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 15, 2020
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