Peru’s brush with the past

Garnering support: Mendoza (left) and Fujimori stating their case during a presidential debate in Lima, Peru.

As things stand, the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori is poised to become Peru’s next president.

THERE’S nothing like an election to re-open old political wounds. And that’s even more applicable when there’s a realistic chance that power will change hands. On Wednesday, the people of Peru will take to the polls to elect a new president.