Peru votes for ninth president in less than decade

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Peru held presidential elections Sunday with 27 million eligible voters choosing from 35 candidates to select the country's ninth president in a decade. Since 2018, Peru experienced eight presidents amid impeachments and corruption scandals. No candidate polled above 50 percent, making a June 7 runoff likely. Conservative Keiko Fujimori, former comedian Carlos Alvarez, and center-left Ricardo Belmont led polling. Voter dissatisfaction was widespread.

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