The campaign for Peru’s municipal and regional elections on 7 October is heating up after weeks of public indifference. The race to win the country’s second most important elected post, the mayoralty of Lima, is causing the biggest stir. Firstly, the two frontrunners in the polls, Renzo Reggiardo and Ricardo Belmont, refused to participate in a debate organised by the national electoral council (JNE) on 23 September but will instead hold their own face-to-face debate a week later. Secondly, a Peruvian court announced that, three days before the elections, it will hand down a decision in a murder case involving Daniel Urresti, the third-placed candidate, which has dragged on for three years.End of preview - This article contains approximately 450 words.
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