Peruvians are still waiting on the final results of their country’s presidential election, as leftist union leader Pedro Castillo maintains a razor-thin edge over right-wing Keiko Fujimori days after the deeply polarised vote.
With 99.8 percent of the ballots counted on Wednesday afternoon, Castillo had 50.19 percent support compared with Fujimori’s 49.8 percent.
Sunday’s runoff came amid years of political instability in Peru, which is also struggling to cope with surging COVID-19 infections and deaths and a pandemic-related economic downturn.
Castillo leads by more than 67,000 of the 17.4 million valid votes counted, but with votes still being tallied and ballots being challenged by both sides, it could take days for a final official result to be announced.
Peru is deeply divided over the final results of the presidential vote awaiting election news
Pedro Castillo has little advantage over Keiko Fujimori, after an expert said it was “one of the narrowest elections in the country.”
The Peruvians are still waiting for their final results the country’s presidential election, Left-wing union leader Pedro Castillo maintains a thin edge in the days following a deeply polarized vote by Keiko Fujimori on the right.
With 99.8 percent of the vote counted on Wednesday evening, Castillo had 50.19 percent support compared to Fujimori’s 49.8 percent.
Sunday’s spill occurred in Peru amid years of political instability, which is also exacerbated COVID-19 infections and deaths and the economic downturn associated with the pandemic.
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Publishing date: Jun 09, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 2 minute read •
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LIMA Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo was holding on to a razor-thin lead in the deeply divided country’s presidential election on Wednesday with almost all votes processed, though with a gap of just 70,000, contested ballots could still be decisive.
Castillo, the son of illiterate farmers who has rattled the Andean nation’s political elite and garnered huge support from the rural poor, had 50.2% with 99.8% of votes processed, just 0.4% percentage point ahead of right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori.
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