The centrist candidate, Édouard Philippe, would seek to exploit the “fiscal irresponsibility” and inconsistencies of the National Rally program of the far-right leader.

The victims died in recent days while trying to reach the Spanish enclave in North Africa by sea, amid a massive influx of people. Spanish authorities have strengthened border security and search efforts continue.

“No podemos dar resultados en 15 días, por favor. Les pido paciencia, pero sobre todo les pido que confíen en este gobierno, porque este gobierno les va a devolver el orden y la tranquilidad”, promised this week the Peruvian president, without offering deadlines or concrete goals to reduce violence. Fujimori announced this Friday a subsidy of between 15% and 20% for the purchase of diesel for transporters nationwide.

Polls point to a very close race, and the US president and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, have been accused of trying to tilt the balance in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro through an open campaign of economic and diplomatic pressure against Lula. Experts see parallels with what happened in the early 1960s, when Washington tried to weaken the government of João Goulart.

The results of Tuesday night’s primaries in the Upper Midwest raised questions about the power of support from both the left-wing of the Democrats and the U.S. President Donald Trump.

From the island, its Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, stated that the United States’ policy is “genocidal” and that they condemn the extension of the economic blockade.