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PERU
Talk of corruption trails Toledo
Peruvian President Toledo faces allegations that he took a bribe from a Colombian company and that his party forged signatures in the 2000 elections.
BY LUCIEN O. CHAUVIN
Special to The Herald
LIMA - Already Latin America's least popular president, Peru's Alejandro Toledo faces a growing list of corruption allegations against him, his wife, siblings and a top aide that could further undermine his government.
As Toledo enters the fourth year of his five-year term, he faces allegations that he took a bribe from a Colombian company and that his party, Peru Posible, forged some of the signatures it needed to register for elections in 2000.
He has denied both allegations, but a recent survey by APOYO, the country's top polling firm, found that 76 percent of people aware of the bribe accusation believed it was true. The poll also put his popularity at 8 percent.
Toledo also has had to juggle accusations of malfeasance by his siblings, as well as charges of wrongdoing by first lady Eliane Karp.
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