The first opinion polls to be released in Peru since the exclusion of two leading candidates from the 10 April presidential contest, Julio Guzmán and César Acuña, confirmed that the 24% of voters aligned behind them are looking for alternatives but are yet to fasten on any one candidate. The clear frontrunner, Keiko Fujimori, attracted almost no extra support at all, while protest groups opposed to her candidacy have staged two well-attended rallies over the last week to the headquarters of the electoral authorities, Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE), to demand even-handedness. They want Fujimori barred from running for allegedly disbursing gifts during the campaign [WR-16-10], for which the JNE threw Acuña out of the race.End of preview - This article contains approximately 724 words.
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