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Weekly Report - 23 January 2020 (WR-20-03)

Peruvians prepare to go to polls in open contest

Such is the prevailing uncertainty ahead of Peru’s congressional elections on 26 January that a leading local pollster was forced to declare this week that “it is not just about taking a photo of a tree but a film of a hurricane” to indicate the speed with which things will suddenly change. A decisive majority of voters remain undecided. This reflects, to varying degrees, voter apathy and a weak culture of political parties, coupled with deep-rooted distrust and disapprobation of the political class. A fragmented congress is the most likely outcome, a far cry from the previous congress in which the right-wing Fuerza Popular (FP, Fujimoristas) enjoyed a majority.

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