March 23 (UPI) -- With just weeks to go before the April 12 general elections, Peru's electoral landscape is defined by unprecedented fragmentation and a voter base that appears to be turning away from the traditional political class.
Right-wing candidates Keiko Fujimori and Rafael López Aliaga remain virtually tied for first place in national popularity, according to a Datum Internacional poll for the newspaper El Comercio, published Sunday.
However, analysts say the figure that truly dominates the race is not any candidate's percentage, but rather the 57% of Peruvians who still do not know whom they will vote for or who plan to cast a null ballot.
The public opinion survey showed that only 43% of Peruvians say they have decided on their vote and will not change it. According to data collected by the pollster, this scenario has remained stable since the beginning of the month, Canal N reported.
Datum analyst and CEO Urpi Torrado said the real protagonist of this process is the "undecided bloc." According to her assessment, the disconnect is so deep that 53% of voters admit they do not even know the party symbol of the candidate they say they will support.
