By Alexander Villegas and Marco Aquino LIMA, June 5 (Reuters) - The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose regulations under an administrative program that was created in 2016 and originally slated to end in 2020.

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Keiko Fujimori, a late strongman's daughter beaten three times before but now a slight favorite to lead a country that has burned through

Trujillo mourned its dead, killed in crime waves that have targeted this Peruvian city. Small business owners struggle and extortion by gangs is rampant as in many other places across the South American country.

Some Peruvian lawmakers have had assistants clip their toe nails, others have been accused of sexual assault and rampant corruption -- but while discredited and disdained, they could quickly bring down whoever wins Sunday's knife edge election.

In a tense Peru election, candidates Fujimori and Sanchez pitch solutions to rising crime and political instability ahead of the runoff.

Xali Gold Corp. (TSXV:XGC) (“Xali Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of the initial underground and surface rock chip sampling program (the “Program”) on its Pico Machay Gold Project (“Pico Machay” or the “Project”) in Central Peru.