Peruvians will choose from a bewildering array of 35 presidential candidates this Sunday, electing the next leader of an Andean nation beset by crime and a string of short-lived, scandal-tainted presidencies.
“Now any old person runs for office,” said 51-year-old teacher Jane Layza, pondering the plethora of presidential hopefuls, and how she will cast her ballot.
A few in the field are well known – a popular male comic, the daughter of a brutal autocrat, and a former Lima mayor who likens…
Peru set to choose from a bewildering array of 35 presidential hopefuls
