The leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party maintains a lead of 71,764 votes over his rival Keiko Fujimori, of the right-wing Fuerza Popular party, in the Peruvian presidential elections, when 99.795 percent of the votes have been counted.
17:49 | Lima, Jun. 9. Candidate Pedro Castillo (Peru Libre) obtained 50.192% of votes in Peru s presidential runoff election, followed by Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular) with 49.808% out of 99.821% of election tally sheets processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
According to ONPE s latest report, Castillo has received 8,747,335 votes, while his contender, Fujimori, has 8,680,575.
So far, there are 17,427,910 valid votes, 120,252 blank votes, and 1,064,215 invalid votes, bringing the total of ballots cast to 18,612,377.
ONPE s reports summarizing the results of the runoff election will be updated every half hour.
14:28 | Lima, Jun. 9. Candidate Pedro Castillo (Peru Libre) obtained 50.200% of votes in Peru s presidential runoff election, followed by Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular) with 49.800% out of 99.820% of records processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
According to ONPE s latest report, Castillo has received 8,742,233 votes, while his contender, Fujimori, has 8,672,587.
So far, there are 17,414,820 valid votes, 120,179 blank votes, and 1,061,071 invalid votes, bringing the total of ballots cast to 18,596,070.
ONPE s reports summarizing the results of the runoff election will be updated every half hour.
Castillo virtual Peru president, despite protest Fujimori supporters
Castillo virtual Peru president, despite protest Fujimori supporters
Lima, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) With only 1.29 percent of the ballots still to be counted, the official figures of the electoral ballot today confirmed Pedro Castillo as practical winner of the Peruvian presidency.
An official report stated at the beginning of the day that Castillo has 50.20 percent of the votes and his neoliberal rival, Keiko Fujimori, 49.74, without the votes of Peruvians living abroad, on which his rival trusted, would reverse the contest. According to the report of our representatives, to the official count of the party, the people have won this victory, which we salute , said last night the candidate of the Peru Libre party, while asking not to fall into provocation.
Pedro Castillo narrowly ahead of Keiko Fujimori
In the second round of Peru s presidential election, the left-wing candidate is only one point ahead of the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori
REUTERS/SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA - Peru s presidential candidate Pedro Castillo addresses supporters at the headquarters of the Peru Libre party in Lima, Peru on 8 June 2021
On Sunday 6 June, Peru held the second round of the presidential elections between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori. The election day took place calmly throughout the national territory, with a citizen participation of 74.7%, Peru elected its new head of state. With 99.7% of the votes processed according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Pedro Castillo obtained 50.2%, representing some 8,753,448 votes, while the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori obtained 49.7% of the votes, representing 8,663,683 votes. The difference between the two candidates is almo