Toledo Opens Lead in Peruvian Poll as Economy Booms

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo is leading in polls ahead of the April 10 presidential election as candidates pledge to maintain economic policies to spur private investment.

Toledo, who was president of the Andean country from 2001 to 2006, had 27 percent support in an Ipsos Apoyo survey published in El Comercio newspaper yesterday. That’s up from 23 percent last month and 16 percent in October. Toledo, 64, also led in surveys published last week by CPI and Datum Internacional.