DIVISIVE FUJIMORI FACES RUNOFF BATTLE TO LEAD PERU

LIMA: Keiko Fujimori has vowed to unite Peru after her firstround presidential election victory, but she faces a fierce runoff battle to overcome the divisive legacy of her jailed father. The 40- year- old conservative candidate claimed a boost from Sunday’s vote in her quest to become the first female president of the South American mineral- exporting nation. But she faces resistance from voters who mistrust her because her father Alberto Fujimori is in jail for corruption and human rights atrocities committed during his 1990- 2000 presidency. The lawmaker and mother of two also faces a challenge from moderate conservative Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 77, a British- and US- educated former World Bank executive, who has vowed to defeat the “Fujimoristas.”

BATTLE FOR LAST VOTES TO SEAL ROUSSEFF IMPEACHMENT FATE

BRASÍLIA: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s fate rested Tuesday on the loyalties of the last 100 or so congressional deputies yet to declare how they will vote in a looming impeachment showdown. In a ruthless and complex contest, supporters and opponents of Brazil’s first female president raced to amass the magic number that will make history when the lower house of Congress votes in a week’s time. A congressional committee voted late Monday in a non-binding measure to approve impeachment. It gave a taste of the bruising struggle, with deputies yelling and coming close to blows in a day-long debate. The full house is expected to start voting Sunday or the following Monday. This time, a two thirds majority, or 342 deputies, will be needed to send Rousseff’s case to the Senate for impeachment trial.