Poll Shows Fujimori Poised to Win Election

Incumbent Alberto Fujimori has strong support ahead of Peru’s scheduled presidential runoff vote but faces a tight race against the rival whose sudden surge robbed him of outright victory in the first round, a leading pollster said. Fujimori, who failed by only about 20,000 votes to win outright earlier this month in an election marred by opposition street protests and accusations of vote rigging, had 46% support, the Apoyo polling firm said. Alejandro Toledo, a free marketeer with populist touches who led massive demonstrations to pressure Fujimori not to use fraud in the first round, had 42%. The poll largely echoed the national results April 9, when Fujimori won 49.84% of valid votes against Toledo’s 40.31%.