Peru votes amid a crowded field of 35 presidential candidates and widespread apathy, as towns like El Carmen, the heart of the Afro-Peruvian community, say no one campaigned there.
Polls suggest at least 20% of voters—largely rural women—remain undecided, and some are confused by the ballot.
Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Lima, Peru.
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