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This content was published on June 9, 2021 - 17:44
June 9, 2021 - 17:44
By Marcelo Rochabrun and Marco Aquino
LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo held a wafer-thin lead in a polarized presidential election on Wednesday, with a battle brewing over the result that could spark weeks of political wrangling, market volatility and deeper divisions.
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 a 0.4 percentage point ahead of right-wing Keiko Fujimori.
By Marcelo Rochabrun and Marco Aquino
LIMA, June 9 (Reuters) - Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo held a wafer-thin lead in a polarized presidential election on Wednesday, with a battle brewing over the result that could spark weeks of political wrangling, market volatility and deeper divisions.
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 a 0.4 percentage point ahead of right-wing Keiko Fujimori.
Fujimori, the heir of a powerful political family, has however, raised unsubstantiated allegations that supporters of Castillo tried to steal votes and her team has flagged plans to raise a legal challenge to the result.
2021-06-04 04:35:11 GMT2021-06-04 12:35:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LIMA, June 3 (Xinhua) Peruvians are looking to presidential hopefuls Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo, who will face off in a runoff Sunday, to provide swift solutions to the country s economic and social problems caused by COVID-19. Whichever of the two has to provide immediate answers, and that is a huge challenge when it comes to healthcare and the economy, political analyst Fernando Tuesta of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru told Xinhua in a recent interview.
The winner of the June 6 elections, whether it is Fujimori of the Popular Force party or Castillo of the Free Peru party, faces enormous challenges . and I think they surpass the capability of any government, said Tuesta.