Peru socialist Castillo confirmed president after lengthy battle over results
Leftist Pedro Castillo speaks to supporters from the headquarters of the Free Peru party after Peru s electoral authority announced him as the winner of the presidential election, in Lima, Peru July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda reuters tickers
This content was published on July 20, 2021 - 02:54
July 20, 2021 - 02:54
By Marco Aquino
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru s electoral authority on Monday named socialist Pedro Castillo as the country s next president, having officially won the June 6 runoff against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who accepted the result but said she had been cheated.
The official result had been delayed by appeals from Fujimori aimed at annulling some ballots over fraud accusations. She said she was nonetheless bound by law to recognize the ruling of the National Jury of Elections.
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