Like in the UK there has been a large song and dance about the recent Peruvian local elections with lots of people canvassing and advertising their chosen candidate for mayor.
Unlike in the UK
- The elections are held on a Sunday
- During the voting time (until later this afternoon) and for a few hours afterwards you are not allowed to have public meetings, so our church service is being changed today to a 6pm start time
- There is a fine for not voting ( one which poor folk could certainly not afford) hence everybody votes!
- For the few days leading up to and one day after the elections shops stop selling alcohol.
I can't help wondering if we had such measures in the UK if the results of the elections would be different!
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