Peru election race tightens to virtual tie - poll

[Judi Lynn]

Peru election race tightens to virtual tie - poll
LIMA, April 29 | Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:58am EDT

LIMA, April 29 (Reuters) - Left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala is in a statistical tie with right-wing lawmaker Keiko Fujimori ahead of Peru's presidential election on June 5, a poll showed on Friday.

The survey, conducted by local pollster Datum and published in the newspaper Peru 21, found Humala, who has moderated his once-fiery tone, has 41.5 percent support. Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, got 40.3 percent in the poll.

Humala's lead over Fujimori was 1.2 percentage points -- within the 2.8-point margin of error of the nationwide poll of 1,200 people conducted April 27-28.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/peru-election-poll-idUSN2930269020110429?rpc=401

[flamingdem]

1. That was fast I thought Humala had the lead nt

[Judi Lynn]

2. No kidding! It would be so good to learn what the #### has happened. n/t