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José Jerí was the country’s eighth president in a decade.
In Rafael López Aliaga, or “Porky”, many voters see a man of action
It is a battle to be the least disliked
With two days to go, Peru's presidential runoff is too close to call — and the world's third-largest copper producer is heading…
Hatred of the country’s leaders is hotting up, if effigies are anything to go by
Abelardo de la Espriella outperformed in the first round of a deeply polarised presidential election
Latin American Pulse for Friday, June 5, 2026
