He voiced his opinion when commenting on a recent poll that found only 13 percent of voters would vote for Fujimori in a new election and 61 percent would not support her in any way.
“If the fragmentation of the right continues and they don’t find a new fundraising file, history can repeat itself,” he claimed, recalling an earlier Ipsos poll that said if the same candidates ran in new elections, they would run the same candidates The ousted Pedro Castillo would win the first and second rounds again.
He noted that the 11 percent that could be described as Fujimori’s “hard core” is slightly less than the 13 percent she received in the first round of the 2021 presidential election escorting Pedro Castillo, who defeated her in the second round defeated.
On the other hand, Fujimori MP Patricia Juárez believed 11 percent who would vote for her and 13 percent who might, according to the new poll, were redeemable, which she interpreted as a sign that “Fujimorismo is still alive.”
He forgot to point out that Fujimori failed four times as a presidential candidate and the last three times in two second rounds (2011, 2016 and 2021) and in front of candidates of different positions who embodied the so-called “lesser evil” the resisting Fujimori.
Analyst and pollster Luis Benavente, who is not one of Fujimori’s opponents, commented that the 61 percent who would never vote for the daughter of imprisoned ex-governor Alberto Fujimori, a historic rejection by her and the movement she leads , reflect.
To that scenario he added Fujimori’s political behavior since 2016, which many find destabilizing, and his forthcoming prosecution for money laundering with funds received under the table for election purposes, and the early and virtual launch of his new presidential bid.
Benavente thought Fujimori could agree to a second round again despite the factors against him, but in this case he is considered an “ideal rival” based on the majority rejection confirmed in the most recent poll.
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