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Monday 11 April 2016
Exit polls say Peru’s presidential race heading to runoff
FRANKLIN BRICENO it lead over her nearest rival Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori waves to the press and violations or technicalities,
Associated Press among 10 presidential can- decisions questioned by
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvians didates, but not getting the shows her ID after voting in general elections in Lima, Peru, Sun- the Organization of Ameri-
cast ballots for a new presi- 50 percent required to win can States. Of Fujimori’s
dent Sunday, and exit polls outright and avoid the run- day, April 10, 2016. Peruvians cast ballots for a new president two main challengers still
pointed to the daughter off. Analysts have said ei- in the race, Mendoza rep-
of jailed former President ther Mendoza or Kuczynski Sunday, and exit polls pointed to Fujimori emerging with the resents the biggest shift
Alberto Fujimori emerging would have a shot at vic- from the status quo under
with the most votes, though tory in a second round of most votes, though not the simple majority needed to avoid a President Ollanta Humala,
not the simple majority balloting because of how who was prevented by the
needed to avoid a runoff polarizing a figure Fujimori runoff election. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) constitution from seeking a
election. Local pollster Ip- is among Peruvians, who second, consecutive term.
sos-Apoyo said center-right either adore her father for way to a polling place in towns and villages often An admirer of the late Ven-
candidate Keiko Fujimori defeating Maoist-inspired a mountain town, army of- ignored by Peruvian politi- ezuelan President Hugo
would get about 38 per- Shining Path rebels and ficials said. cians. In the campaign’s Chavez, Mendoza fell out
cent of the votes, mean- taming hyperinflation or In a bid to project a more final weeks, Fujimori’s op- with Humala’s government
ing she would have to face loathe him for human rights moderate image, the ponents took to city streets over its crackdown on anti-
the No. 2 finisher in June 5 abuses and ordering tanks center-right Keiko Fujimori by the thousands to warn mining protesters.
ballot. The fight for second to shut down Congress. promised not to pardon her against what they said While corruption scan-
place was tight, with Ipsos Almost half of Peruvians father if elected. would be a return of au- dals and economic stress
and two other pollsters giv- polled had said they would Maritza Sacsara, one of thoritarian rule if Fujimori sparked by the end of the
ing Wall Street investor Pe- never vote for anyone as- the many rural voters who became president. commodities boom have
dro Kuczynski a slight edge sociated with the impris- cast votes for Fujimori in the Adding bitterness to the pushed much of South
over leftist congresswoman oned Fujimori, who gov- Quecha-speaking village election, two candidates, America to the right, as evi-
Veronika Mendoza. Each erned from 1990 to 2000 of Iquicha, called her “a including Fujimori’s stron- denced by the defeat of
was predicted to finish with and is serving a 25-year born leader” and credited gest rival, were barred from leftist candidates in Argen-
about 20 percent. sentence for authorizing the candidate with cam- the race by Peru’s elec- tina and Venezuela, polls
Official results weren’t ex- death squads and corrup- paigning fiercely in small toral tribunal for campaign have said that more than
pected until after 9 p.m. tion. While he beat back half of Peruvians are clam-
local time. Also being de- the guerrillas, a few hold- oring for more state inter-
cided were all 130 seats in outs remain. On Saturday, vention in the economy —
Peru’s congress. suspected Shining Path the sort of policy Mendoza
Opinion polls for months rebels killed five soldiers favors.
gave Fujimori a double-dig- and two drivers on their
Puerto Rico governor declares emergency at government bank
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) The order does not call “The GDB’s financial condi- term.Because restructur- approving the debt mora-
— Gov. Alejandro Garcia for a moratorium on the tion has continued to de- ing could take time, “the torium law.
Padilla announced over bank’s principal or interest teriorate and, absent the commonwealth has a duty Resident Commissioner Pe-
the weekend that he has payments. Garcia said the measures ordered in this to take any and all actions dro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico’s
declared a state of emer- government bank is in talks executive order, there is an reasonable and neces- sole Congressional repre-
gency at the Government with creditors regarding imminent risk of a drastic sary to protect the health, sentative, called the dec-
Development Bank aimed a nearly $423 million pay- decrease in GDB’s liquidity safety and welfare of its laration an “illegitimate ex-
at ensuring that Puerto Ri- ment due in May. in the immediate term. This, residents by ensuring the ercise of power.”
cans continue to receive The order is the first tak- in turn, would jeopardize continuation of essential “This governor and legisla-
essential government ser- en under the Puerto Rico the provision of essential services,” the order adds. ture have created a crisis
vices. Emergency Moratorium services by the common- The governor’s declaration without precedent on the
The governor said he issued and Financial Rehabilita- wealth,” the order states. of an emergency at the island,” he said.
an executive order Friday tion Act enacted last week, It notes that the govern- government bank was at- Without debt restructuring,
to halt the erosion of the which gives the governor ment and creditors are in tacked by political oppo- Puerto Rico will be forced
bank’s dwindling liquidity emergency powers to deal discussions to address the nents. House Minority Lead- to default as it faces nearly
by only allowing withdraw- with the fiscal crisis, includ- government’s immediate er Jennifer Gonzalez said it $2.5 billion in bond pay-
als to fund necessary costs ing the ability to declare liquidity challenges and is the first in a series of “dic- ments from May through
for health, public safety a moratorium on all bond to assure its debt service is tatorial actions” the gover- July, government officials
and education services. payments. sustainable over the long- nor is planning to take after have said.
