Keiko Fujimori clear favorite in Peru election poll

Keiko Fujimori clear favorite in Peru election poll
Source: Reuters - Sun, 13 Dec 2015 19:39 GMT

LIMA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori, remains the clear favorite to win presidential elections in Peru next year, an Ipsos poll showed on Sunday.

Some 33 percent of those surveyed on their intention to vote chose Fujimori, the leader of right-wing populist party Fuerza Popular, who formally launched her bid earlier this month.

She has pledged public investment in infrastructure to kick-start the Peruvian economy, an important metals exporter which like its Latin American neighbors has struggled against the backdrop of global weakness in commodities.

Although Fujimori's support had fallen slightly since the last poll, it was still more than twice the 16 percent obtained by second-place Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a right-wing economist and former prime minister.

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