UPDATE 2-Right-wing Fujimori holds narrow lead over Sanchez in Peru election poll
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori leads voter intentions in Peru's June 7 presidential runoff election against leftist Roberto Sanchez, a new Ipsos Peru poll showed on Wednesday. • Sanchez, an ally of jailed former leftist President Pedro Castillo, narrowly secured a place in the runoff with 12% of votes. • "We are going to respect private property.
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori leads voter intentions in Peru's June 7 presidential runoff election against leftist Roberto Sanchez, a new Ipsos Peru poll showed on Wednesday. Fujimori would secure 39% of the votes, while Sanchez is predicted to obtain 35% in the runoff vote, according to the opinion poll, which was conducted May 16-17 and published in local newspaper Peru 21. • A previous Ipsos poll, released in late April, showed Fujimori and Sanchez tied with 38% of the vote each. • Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori and running for the fourth time, won the first round on April 12 with 17% of votes. • Sanchez, an ally of jailed former leftist President Pedro Castillo, narrowly secured a place in the runoff with 12% of votes.
• "We are going to respect private property. Things like breaking contracts just because somebody felt like it - that shouldn't happen," said Pedro Francke, named this week to lead the team drafting Sanchez's economic plan that has unsettled investors. • Stating that contracts would not be broken arbitrarily, Francke has distanced himself from his candidate's more radical proposals that include a new constitution and revisions to mining contracts.
• Fujimori, meanwhile, has focused her campaign on restoring public order and combating crime and corruption, while analysts and market players see her as supportive of disciplined macroeconomic policy. • Ipsos noted that opposition to Fujimori's candidacy declined in May to 44%, down from 48% in April, though it remains higher than the 40% opposition to Sanchez.
• The poll, which has a margin of error of +/-2.8% at a 95% confidence level, found that 26% of respondents stated they would not vote for any candidate or would cast a blank ballot. • The candidates are scheduled to debate on May 31, while their technical teams are due to debate on May 24.
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