Lima, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 50 percent of Peruvian voters do not have a favorite candidate for the next general elections, according to a private survey released on Monday, in which none of the presidential runners exceed ten percent of preferences.
The survey, conducted by the CPI company, shows former neoliberal soccer player George Forsyth in the first place for the presidency of the country. Forsyth continues to decline and currently registers 8.9 percent of vote intention, well below 48.9 percent who will vote blank or annul the ballot (19.8) or have not yet decided for whom they will vote (30.1).
The figures, which differ markedly from previous surveys by other companies, show populist leader Yonhy Lescano (8.0) in the second place, technically tied with Forsyth, followed by neoliberal candidate Keiko Fujimori (6.4) and left-wing leader Veronika Mendoza (4.7).
Right-wing populist former General Daniel Urresti (4.7), conservative businessman Cesar Acuña (3.1) and neoliberal candidates Rafael Lopez Aliaga (3.0) and Hernando de Soto (2.9) follow in that order of preferences.
Another neoliberal candidate, Daniel Salaverry, appears with 2.6 percent of potential votes, followed by center-right candidate Julio Guzman (2.4) and left-wing leader Pedro Castillo (1.7). Other candidates add up together 2.7 percent.
Less than eight weeks before the April 11 elections, no one dares to bet on a favorite candidate and the only certainty seems to be that no runner will win the first round, in which more than 50 percent of valid votes are required to reach the presidency.
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The figures, which differ markedly from previous surveys by other companies, show populist leader Yonhy Lescano (8.0) in the second place, technically tied with Forsyth, followed by neoliberal candidate Keiko Fujimori (6.4) and left-wing leader Veronika Mendoza (4.7).
Right-wing populist former General Daniel Urresti (4.7), conservative businessman Cesar Acuña (3.1) and neoliberal candidates Rafael Lopez Aliaga (3.0) and Hernando de Soto (2.9) follow in that order of preferences.
Another neoliberal candidate, Daniel Salaverry, appears with 2.6 percent of potential votes, followed by center-right candidate Julio Guzman (2.4) and left-wing leader Pedro Castillo (1.7). Other candidates add up together 2.7 percent.
Less than eight weeks before the April 11 elections, no one dares to bet on a favorite candidate and the only certainty seems to be that no runner will win the first round, in which more than 50 percent of valid votes are required to reach the presidency.
jg/iff/agp/mrs
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