It is too early to say whether there is a new star in the constellation of Peruvian politics but one of the leading candidates ahead of presidential elections on 10 April could soon by heading into a black hole. Julio Guzmán, a youthful economist running for the small Todos Por el Perú, came second in an opinion poll released by the national daily La República this week. Guzmán is effectively locked in a three-way tie for second with César Acuña (Alianza Para el Progreso) and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (Peruanos Por el Kambio). The poll was taken before allegations emerged that Acuña plagiarised his doctoral thesis. If Acuña is stripped of his doctorate as a result, he could be expelled from the race for lying on the CV he submitted while registering his candidacy.End of preview - This article contains approximately 746 words.
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