Peru: Candidate for District Seat Attacked in Huancavelica Day Before Elections

Francisco Yaranga, a candidate for Alianza para el Progreso, was shot at while traveling in a truck in the rural community of Panccan, Acoria, Huancavelica, on the night before regional and municipal elections. Police are investigating as attempted homicide. The attack raises concerns about election-related violence in Peru, though the motive and perpetrator remain unclear.