Politics in Peru.

Political groups ponder endorsements in second round vote

April 13, 2011 by Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES · Leave a Comment 
Peru’s presidential hopefuls who failed to advance to a second round vote in June will hold talks with the top two candidates to determine who to support in what is expected to be a tight race for the country’s highest public office.
Former president Alejandro Toledo, who came in fourth during the Sunday election after holding a solid lead just weeks before, planned to meet with his policy committee on Tuesday, daily El Comercio reported.
“Ex-President Alejandro Toledo and the policy committee of the Peru Posible [party] are going to analyze the campaign and also if we are going to support a candidate in the second round,” said representative Gilberto Diaz. Read more…