5 minutes agoPeru wins the religious fanaticity election: Men with long beards, headscarves
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(6 years ago)In a country that boasts multicolored folklore, Los Israel's religious sect whose members wore Scriptural clothes were considered until recently as another color in Peru's culture. But things changed. This religious sect became a political party and won an unexpected victory in parliamentary elections [...]
This religious sect became a political party and won an unexpected victory in parliamentary elections during Sunday.
The New Universal Pact's political party of Israel won the second largest number of votes, 8.9 per cent, becoming the largest MP bloc at the fragmented Peru congress and causing concerns with religious fundamentalist views, writes The Guardian, term Periscope.
Peru's Agricultural People's Front, also known as the Frepap acronym, was once viewed as simply an exclusive group of religious fanatics without future in Peruvian politics. But in Sunday's elections, they managed to take over the traditional parties in this country.
In stark contrast to other political activists, Israelis dress like the ancient Israelites: men have long beards and long hairs, while women wear cloaks and headscarves. /Periscope
