Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala speaks to supporters for the first time since exit polls and a partial vote count gave him a victory in the first round of elections in Lima, Peru, on April 10. The left-wing nationalist won the first round, but not by a margin wide enough to avoid a runoff, which he will dispute with either Keiko Fujimori or Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Pilar Olivares/Reuters
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori greets supporters for the first time since exit polls gave her second place in the first round of elections, in Lima, Peru, on April 10. Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters
Supporters of Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, hold up electoral posters with images of her as they cheer before a campaign rally in Lima, Peru, on April 7. Peru will hold general elections on April 10. Karel Navarro/AP
Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori (c.) greets supporters while holding her daughter Kaori next to vice presidential candidates Rafael Rey (l.) and Jaimme Yoshiyama (r.) during her closing campaign rally in Lima, Peru, on April 7. Mariana Bazo/Reuters
Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori's supporters, dressed as mascots representing Keiko and her brother Kenji Fujimori, attend her closing campaign rally in Lima, Peru, on April 7. Mariana Bazo/Reuters
Peru's presidential candidate Ollanta Humala (l.) greets supporters during a rally in Arequipa, Peru, on April 7. Pilar Olivares/Reuters
Supporters of presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, of the political party Peru Wins, cheer during a campaign rally in Arequipa, Peru, on April 7. Silvia Izquierdo/AP
Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, of the political party Peru Wins (r.), accompanied by his wife Nadine Heredia, applauds during a campaign rally in Arequipa, Peru, on April 7. Silvia Izquierdo/AP
Peru's presidential candidate Ollanta Humala is carried by supporters at the end of his closing campaign rally in Arequipa, Peru, on April 7. Leftist presidential candidate Humala is forecast to get just under 30 percent of the vote in Peru's election on April 10 and face lawmaker Keiko Fujimori in a run-off, sources with access to two different polls said on April 7. Pilar Olivares/Reuters
A dog wears a jersey of the political party Peru Wins, whose presidential candidate is Ollanta Humala, during a campaign rally in Arequipa, Peru, on April 7. Silvia Izquierdo/AP
Presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo (l.), of the political party Peru Possible, waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Lima, Peru, on April 7. Martin Mejia/AP
Peru's presidential candidate and former President Alejandro Toledo and his wife Eliane Karp raise their arms during a campaign rally at the port of Callao in Lima, Peru, on April 6. Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters
Peru's presidential candidate Luis Castaneda (r.), of the National Solidarity party, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Lima, Peru, on April 5. Karel Navarro/AP
Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski speaks during his closing campaign rally in Lima, Peru. Santiago Barco/Reuters
President Ollanta Humala declared the Maoist guerrilla group is no longer a threat after the capture of Comrade Artemio, reports guest blogger Hannah Stone.
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