Peru: Assessing Presidential Politics (Lp2052016)

Peru and its presidential politics provide the primary themes this week on "Latin Pulse." The program discusses the upcoming election in Peru that currently has a crowded field of 19 candidates, including two former presidents. The program discusses in depth the chances of front-runner Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Alberto Fujimori, another former Peruvian president now in prison. The news segment of the program covers the national address by President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil to make her country aware of the nation's new program to eradicate mosquitoes carrying the zika virus. The program includes an in-depth interview with: Moises Arce of the University of Missouri. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. The photo of Keiko Fujimori, the front-runner in the current Peruvian presidential race, is from the Venezuelan government and is in the public domain.