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Three dead in attack ahead of Peru election | Three dead in attack ahead of Peru election |
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Suspected leftist rebels in Peru have killed three people in an attack ahead of Sunday's presidential election. | Suspected leftist rebels in Peru have killed three people in an attack ahead of Sunday's presidential election. |
Two soldiers and a driver died in the attack on a vehicle carrying election materials in a remote coca-growing region, the military said. | Two soldiers and a driver died in the attack on a vehicle carrying election materials in a remote coca-growing region, the military said. |
The election frontrunner is Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who cracked down on the Maoist Shining Path guerrillas. | The election frontrunner is Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who cracked down on the Maoist Shining Path guerrillas. |
However she is not expected to win a clear majority. | However she is not expected to win a clear majority. |
Polls opened at 08:00 local time (13:00 GMT). Opinion polls indicate that Ms Fujimori will not obtain the 50% of votes needed to avoid a second run-off round. | |
Her closest challengers are centrist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and left-winger Veronika Mendoza. | Her closest challengers are centrist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and left-winger Veronika Mendoza. |
Shadow of jailed ex-president cast over Peru polls | Shadow of jailed ex-president cast over Peru polls |
Keiko Fujimori has marketed herself as being tough on crime and is supported by some Peruvians who credit her father with defeating the rebels. | Keiko Fujimori has marketed herself as being tough on crime and is supported by some Peruvians who credit her father with defeating the rebels. |
Mr Fujimori is currently serving 25 years in prison for ordering death squads to massacre civilians during his attempts to end the insurgency. | Mr Fujimori is currently serving 25 years in prison for ordering death squads to massacre civilians during his attempts to end the insurgency. |
The Shining Path rebel group was largely dismantled in the 1990s after a decade-long conflict that killed about 69,000 people. | The Shining Path rebel group was largely dismantled in the 1990s after a decade-long conflict that killed about 69,000 people. |
However, rebels estimated to number in the hundreds still control areas of jungle in a coca-growing region of the country and the Peruvian authorities say they have joined forces with drug gangs. | However, rebels estimated to number in the hundreds still control areas of jungle in a coca-growing region of the country and the Peruvian authorities say they have joined forces with drug gangs. |
Peru is one of the biggest coca leaf and cocaine producers in the world, according to the US authorities. | Peru is one of the biggest coca leaf and cocaine producers in the world, according to the US authorities. |
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