Flores Loses Ground

Lourdes Flores, conservative presidential candidate and the front-runner for next month’s elections in Peru, has lost further ground to rival Ollanta Humala of the Peruvian Nationalist Party, according to the latest opinion polls. Humala’s share of the vote has risen from 23.9% in January to 25.5%, while Flores’ backing has fallen from 37.8% to 34.1% over the same period. Peru’s elections are slated to take place on April 9.