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Shadow of old dictatorship looms over Peruโ€™s bitter presidential run-off

Peruโ€™s duelling presidential hopefuls made a final pitch to voters on Thursday, capping a bruising and razor-tight race dominated by anger over rising crime and political instability. Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez staged rival events in Lima ahead of Sundayโ€™s vote, with ardent flag-waving supporters arguing their โ€œcommunistโ€ or โ€œdictatorโ€ opponents would bring the country to ruin. โ€œWe cannot let them win with communism and terrorism,โ€ said bandana-wearing 65-year-old...