Peru Votes Amid Conservative Shift, Daughter of Ex-Dictator Could Win

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Peruvians head to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, with a conservative shift in Latin America and the potential victory of a far-right senator, daughter of a former dictator, marking the election.

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Peruvians go to the polls Sunday to elect their next president amid a conservative shift in Latin America. The daughter of a former dictator, a far-right senator, could win.

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