Top Peru presidential candidate vows to curb foreign firms 'looting' mining wealth


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  • Sunday, 02 May 2021

Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre party, waves to supporters before a presidential candidates debate, in Cajamarca, Peru May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Francisco Vigo

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian presidential election front-runner, socialist Pedro Castillo, said on Saturday he would, if elected, review contracts with foreign miners in the copper-rich country and seal a deal for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

Castillo leads in the polls ahead of a run-off vote on June 6 against right-wing opponent Keiko Fujimori, in a polarized election that could move the Andean nation sharply to the left, a trend that has rattled markets and worried miners.

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