Elections in Peru: the survey which ranks second V …

On the verge of an electoral ban and with six candidates with chances of entering the second round, investigation by AtlasIntel places Keiko Fujimori with 16.1% of voting intention, followed closely by Verónika Mendoza, the candidate of the Peruvian left, to whom they attribute 14.1%. In terms of public opinion, the difference is less than the 3% margin of error found in any poll.

“The scenario is still quite muddled. Some of the strongest candidates like Yonhy Lescano and George Forsyth in recent weeks are losing their intention to vote.. Just like the candidates who until last week had good intentions to vote, like Rafael López Aliaga and Hernando de Soto, who made serious mistakes. Soto said the government should not bring vaccines and the matter should be left in the hands of the private sector and worse, said he had previously vaccinated alone in the United States, which is obviously not available. for the great majority. from Peruvian“said to PageI12 Leonardo Magalhães, Project Director for Latin America at AtlasIntel.

Magalhães added that “Aliaga had a terrible debate, read the final considerations on a piece of paper and was severely criticized. In addition, accumulates a series of scandals how not to pay taxes on their businesses. In this context, candidates Keiko and Verónika, who always had a certain stronger ideological support base and who were candidates in the last election, they may end up capitalizing more voices on the support they have. “

Both candidates have very high rejection rates, but throughout the campaign, due to mistakes made by the rest of the candidates, the consultant told this newspaper, they improved.

Magalhães told this newspaper that “Keiko also benefits from the political machine of Fuerza Popular; this is a major challenge for Verónika, who does not have a large party aligned as a political base. Latest published polls, which give Verónika some edge, may encourage useful anti-Fujimori vote at the last minute, but one should not exclude the surprises, especially given the small differences in voting intention between the candidates. “

Peru enters final week of electoral campaign for most contested and unpredictable presidential and parliamentary elections in memory. In the midst of the severe crisis caused by the pandemic, which these days is hitting the country with special force, and a high level of political discredit due to corruption allegations involving six former presidents and other senior leaders, including four presidential candidates, it is also the election with the weakest support for the main candidates and the strongest fragmentation of the vote.

The only certainty is that there will be a second round, to be held in June.