Peru's presidential election is going to the wire with authorities in the Latin American country yet to declare a winner in a tightly contested battle between a political newcomer and his conservative opponent.
10:31 | Lima, Jun. 3.
National Elections Board (JNE) Chairman Jorge Luis Salas has ensured that he will unrestrictedly respect the popular will of the electorate in the presidential runoff election scheduled for June 6.
Salas affirmed that, during his many years as supreme judge, his most remarkable quality was his impartiality, adding that he was elected as head of the JNE by his peers and not as a result of political favors of any kind.
In this sense, he guarantees an impartial process during the June 6 election, as in the first round of voting. The National Elections Board (JNE) is going to proceed properly, by respecting unrestrictedly the popular will, he said in remarks to RPP radio and TV station.
12:00 | Lima, May. 24.
National Elections Board (JNE) Chairman Jorge Luis Salas has ensured that the presidential runoff election, scheduled for June 6, will be a fully transparent process. The National Elections Board, in its capacity as the country s highest autonomous electoral body, ensures that this is and will be a free, democratic, and transparent process, he stated. In this sense, we express our rejection of disqualification of the institution s work and personal actions as an attempt to question the legitimacy of the process, Salas added.
The JNE s head noted that Peruvians will witness a clean electoral process, and to that end, representatives of international organizations are observing the process for the runoff election.