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Peru: Wall Street Favorite Leads over Ex-President’s Daughter in Presidential Race

HeadlineJun 06, 2016

In Peru, former Wall Street investor and World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appears poised to win the presidential race, defeating Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. Keiko Fujimori, who was expected to win, is trailing in a tight race amid corruption scandals and protests over the legacy of her father, who was imprisoned for crimes including ordering massacres by death squads.

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