Peruvians go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability
The Guardian
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Soaring crime and corruption top voter concerns in highly unpredictable election with 35 candidates for president
Peruvians go to the polls on Sunday hoping to break a cycle of instability that has produced nine presidents in a decade as well as https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/20/peru-teacher-killed-gang-violence-organized-crime">surging violent crime, corruption scandals and overwhelming distrust in institutions and politicians.
About 27 million people who are eligible to vote must choose between a record 35 presidential candidates as well as contenders for a bicameral congress – all from a ballot sheet measuring nearly half a metre – the longest in the country’s history.
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