Fujimoris lose support in Peru’s congressional vote

Bloomberg

The Peruvian party dominated by the opposition Fujimori family looks set to lose support in congressional elections after years of head-butting with the executive, according to unofficial results.
A quick count of voting sheets by Ipsos Peru confirmed exit polls showing the country’s unicameral Congress will be divided between as many as 10 parties, with none having a majority. The centrist Popular Action party led with 10% while a small party known as Frepap, which hasn’t had a seat in Congress for decades, got nearly 9%.
Keiko Fujimori’s conservative Popular Force party finished in sixth place with 7%, Ipsos said. It’s a far cry from the 2016 election when the opposition movement founded by her father, disgraced former President
Alberto Fujimori, won 36%, granting it a majority in Congress. President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the legislature four months ago to end a long-running feud with Fujimori’s party over anti-graft reforms.

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