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Received — 28 April 2026 ⏭

El País in English
Abstention and blank votes, the undisputed winners of Peru’s elections Renzo Gómez Vega
Of the 27.3 million Peruvians called to the polls on April 12 for the first round of the general elections, more than six million chose not to vote. It wasn’t just apathy. According to estimates from the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP), 26% of those who stayed home did so because they preferred to work and simply pay the fine. Another 5% remained at home for a harder‑to‑reverse reason: they do not trust elections and have no interest in them.Seguir leyendo
28 April 2026 at 16:06

Abstention and blank votes, the undisputed winners of Peru’s elections

28 April 2026 at 16:06

Of the 27.3 million Peruvians called to the polls on April 12 for the first round of the general elections, more than six million chose not to vote. It wasn’t just apathy. According to estimates from the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP), 26% of those who stayed home did so because they preferred to work and simply pay the fine. Another 5% remained at home for a harder‑to‑reverse reason: they do not trust elections and have no interest in them.

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Peru's general election extended to a second day following disruptions — A man casts his vote on the second day of voting, April 13 in Lima.

Received — 20 April 2026 ⏭

El País in English
A room of one’s own on Wikipedia: The editors who have been doing justice to women on the internet for over a decade Selva Vargas Reátegui
A group of editors meets every Tuesday — computer in hand — to correct a blind spot of digital knowledge: the absence and bias with which the history of women is told on Wikipedia, the platform co-founded 25 years ago by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, in an internet age that today seems remote.Seguir leyendo
20 April 2026 at 13:42

El País in English

A room of one’s own on Wikipedia: The editors who have been doing justice to women on the internet for over a decade

By: Selva Vargas Reátegui

20 April 2026 at 13:42

Marisa González edits an entry on Wikipedia.

A group of editors meets every Tuesday — computer in hand — to correct a blind spot of digital knowledge: the absence and bias with which the history of women is told on Wikipedia, the platform co-founded 25 years ago by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, in an internet age that today seems remote.

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