Fujimori Leads Peru's Tight Presidential Race

0:00On April 5th, Keiko Fujimori, the right-wing candidate and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, is leading the polls one week before Peru's presidential election. Three major surveys released Sunday all put her on top, with around 14.5% support in one poll. No one's close to 50%, so experts expect to run off on June 7th. Her support ticked up from 13% recently, while former comedian Carlos Alvarez surged into the second, with 10.9% doubling. From 6.9, far-right Rafael Lopez Aliyaga slipped to third at 9.9% down from 11.7%. About 16.8% of voters are still undecided, a drop from nearly 24% before. Poll watchers say the real fight now is candidates stealing votes from each other, not swaying the undecideds. Her names polling in the higher single digits include centrist Jorge Nieto, ex-mayor Ricardo Belmont, lawmaker Roberto Sanchez, and ex-central bank.

1:03Guy Alfonso Lopez Chau, who's fallen from earlier highs. With the race this tight, and Alvarez gaining fast, Peruvians head to the polls Sunday, knowing the top two will battle it out in June for the presidency. That's your update from Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.