Peru vote review to resume as country braces for protests
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Supporters of presumed president-elect Pedro Castillo and right-wing Keiko Fujimori are taking to streets of Lima.
Challenges to Peru’s tightly contested presidential election are expected to resume after a new judge was sworn in on Saturday to the panel overseeing disputes, as supporters of rival candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori took to the streets of Lima in protest. Leftist schoolteacher and union leader Castillo declared victory after securing 50.12 percent support in the June 6 run-off – about 44,000 votes more than right-wing Fujimori – according to the full vote count. But the daughter of ex-President Alberto Fujimori has alleged voter fraud – despite international observers saying the election took place without serious irregularities – and her camp has asked the National Jury of Elections (JNE) to review thousands of ballots.More Related News