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"Scandals Popped Up Once We Passed 5 Percent," Says Peru's Barred Presidential Candidate

By Lucas Iberico Lozada

Julio Guzmán was optimistic about his appeal for reinstatement – until it was rejected on March 14. Prior to the ruling, he spoke to AQ about his fight for the presidency.

Julio Guzmán is running out of options. Barred from running for president in Peru’s April 10 elections on a technicality, Guzmán on March 14 lost what would appear to be a final legal appeal for his candidacy to be reinstated.

A center-right technocrat who worked at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington for 10 years, Guzmán had emerged as the leading challenger to front-runner Keiko Fujimori. His support in polls grew from under 1 percent in December to close to 20 percent in early March.

With the election less than a month away, the Organization of American...

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