Peru presidential race tightens as candidates battle for poor, undecided voters

FILE PHOTO: Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who will face Pedro Castillo in a run-off election in June, greets supporters at a produce market, in Lima, Peru April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's presidential election race is tightening a month ahead of a run-off vote in June, with socialist Pedro Castillo still ahead, while pollsters say the key battles are in poor, rural regions and in convincing a large group of undecided voters.

Frontrunner Castillo, a schoolteacher largely unknown to most Peruvians prior to the April first-round vote, garnered 43% of voting intentions in the poll, while Keiko Fujimori took 34%, according to pollster Ipsos Peru.