Peru’s Keiko Fujimori accused of vote violations

Thousands of Peruvians have taken to the streets of the capital Lima to call for Keiko Fujimori, the frontrunner in upcoming presidential elections, to be disqualified from the race over reports of electoral irregularities. In demonstrations protesters said the daughter of Alberto Fujimori, the country’s former leader who is serving a 25-year prison term for […]

Thousands of Peruvians have taken to the streets of the capital Lima to call for Keiko Fujimori, the frontrunner in upcoming presidential elections, to be disqualified from the race over reports of electoral irregularities.
In demonstrations protesters said the daughter of Alberto Fujimori, the country’s former leader who is serving a 25-year prison term for corruption and human rights abuses, should be barred from candidacy in the April 10 election for allegedly violating a new law against vote-buying.
Electoral authorities are investigating the accusations after photographs and video reportedly showed her and a running mate handing out gifts at rallies.
Fujimori has denied the allegations and called them “absurd”.
The electoral board has also been accused of wrongdoing and political bias, which it denies, after two candidates were dismissed from the race in an unprecedented move that drastically boosts Fujimori’s chance of winning.