Disgraced leader’s daughter leads in the run-up to Peru’s presidential elections

Disgraced leader’s daughter leads in the run-up to Peru’s presidential elections
LIMA, Peru — As Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori serves a 25-year jail term for kidnapping, directing death squads and other crimes, his family is poised for an improbable political comeback. His 40-year-old daughter, Keiko, is the clear front-runner going into tomorrow’s first-round presidential vote. Treading a delicate line between distancing herself from her father's offenses and taking credit for his accomplishments — including taming hyperinflation and crushing the Shining Path rebels — she has around 35 percent support and a double-digit lead over her nearest challengers. Weary of entrenched corruption and distrusting…Read more …