Peruvians go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability

With a record 35 presidential candidates on a half-meter ballot, Peru's election is a desperate search for stability after a decade of turmoil. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Peruvians go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability

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Peruvians head to the polls on Sunday in a pivotal national election, tasked with selecting a new president and congress from a historically crowded field of 35 presidential candidates. The vote represents a profound test for a nation seeking to break a debilitating cycle of political instability that has seen nine presidents occupy the palace in just over ten years, against a backdrop of surging violent crime and deep-seated corruption scandals. The sheer scale of the ballot, a document nearly half a meter long, underscores the fragmentation of the political landscape and the overwhelming choices facing the country's 27 million eligible voters. This unprecedented number of contenders reflects a system where traditional parties have collapsed, giving way to a volatile mix of political newcomers, regional leaders, and familiar faces from past administrations. The election is widely seen as a referendum on the entire political class, which is viewed with overwhelming distrust by a populace weary of constant upheaval. Crime and corruption dominate the concerns of the electorate. Homicide rates have climbed sharply in recent years, with organized crime and drug trafficking fueling insecurity in both cities and rural areas. Simultaneously, a seemingly endless series of corruption investigations has ensnared former presidents, lawmakers, and business elites, eroding faith in public institutions to their core. The pervasive sense of crisis is compounded by economic anxieties, though these have been somewhat overshadowed by the immediate threats to safety and governance. The political instability itself has become a self-perpetuating crisis. The frequent changes in leadership, often through impeachments and resignations rather than electoral mandates, have prevented the consistent implementation of policy and left the state apparatus weakened. This institutional fragility has, in turn, hampered the government's ability to effectively address the very issues of crime and corruption that fuel public anger, creating a vicious cycle that Sunday's voters are desperate to interrupt. Analysts warn that the fragmented field makes a first-round victory highly unlikely, almost...

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