Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru presidential runoff after weeks of ballot review
Peru's electoral authorities have finalised the count from the 7 June presidential runoff, putting Keiko Fujimori narrowly ahead of Roberto Sanchez. The result follows weeks of reviewing contested ballots and leaves only the formal proclamation by the National Electoral Jury still pending. Fujimori, the conservative candidate, is now set to become Peru's next president after a race decided by fewer than 50,000 votes.The final tally showed Fujimori ahead by a margin of less than 50,000 votes out of more than 18 million ballots cast. The National Electoral Jury is scheduled to officially announce the winner on 3 July. After being... [Continue Reading]
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