Peru Socialist Set to Face Fujimori in Battle of Extremes
- Rural schoolteacher Castillo wants to nationalize industries
- Keiko Fujimori is out on bail and facing corruption charges
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Peru’s next president will be either a little-known rural schoolteacher who vows to nationalize industries and rein in the media, or the polarizing right-wing daughter of a jailed strongman, herself out on bail for alleged corruption.
With 92% of ballots counted after 18 candidates ran on Sunday, the runoff will almost certainly be between Pedro Castillo of the Free Peru party, who took 19.1% of the vote, and Keiko Fujimori, who got 13.4%.