It has been announced today by the Department of Foreign Affairs that a new Dail constituency has been created for South America and a new TD has been appointed.
The TD in question has no political experience or mandate and his appointment has caused some controversy as he is a Nordie. His top priority for his time in office is reducing the price of butter in the D’Julia restaurant in Pueblo Libre
More to follow…
This is my take on tomorrow’s Presidential Election here in Peru.
The Candidates
The following five candidates have a chance of winning, here is a look at the three front runners
Veronika Mendoza
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ver%C3%B3nika_Mendoza
On social issues I would give her my vote as she is in favour of things such as equal marriage but her economic programme may not be achievable
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Pablo_Kuczynski
He is an economist and could be considered as a safe pair of hand so on economic issues alone I might vote for him
Keiko Fujimori
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_Fujimori
A controversial character as her father is the former dictator Alberto Fujimori,
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori, she is ahead in the opinion polls but her candidature has led to widespread protests
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35991151
The Run-Off
Unless someone gets more than 50% of the popular vote the top two candidates will compete in a run-off in June which is likely to be Fujimori v Mendoza or Kucznski. As Kucznski is more centerist, he is more likely to defeat Fujimori than Mendoza.
Prediction
I think Fujimori will top the poll tomorrow with Kucznski second and Mendoza third. Kucznski will win the run-off in June.
Dry Law
The sale of alcohol is banned in the days before and after Peruvian elections so is best to stock up just in case. Voting is also compulsory here
More Information
For more info check out the wikipedia page
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_general_election,_2016
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