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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Race for mayor of peru s capital is neck and neck among two conservatives exit poll - You Need To See This

FILE PHOTO: Peru's presidential candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga of Renovacion Popular party participates in a presidential candidates debate, in Lima, Peru March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/Pool

An Opus Dei businessman and a retired military officer accused of murdering a journalist entered a technical tie in Sunday's run to become Lima's next mayor, according to an exit poll carried out by the firm Ipsos for Peru's local elections.

Rafael Lopez Aliaga, a hotel businessman who claims to practice celibacy and is known as "Porky*," a famous cartoon character, led the vote with 26.8%, the pollster said.

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