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Pedro Castillo's party (implied, as he was the opponent of Fujimori in the 2021 election) appealed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights after the National Election Jury rejected his request to annul votes, in an attempt to stop Keiko Fujimori's proclamation.
Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez visited the jailed former president Pedro Castillo as votes were being counted.
Keiko Fujimori has a slim lead over Pedro Castillo in Peru's presidential election, which is shaping up to be one of the closest in Latin American history. The vote count shows Fujimori ahead by a mere 0.1% of the ballots.
After a month-long vote count, Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo have been officially declared the two candidates who will proceed to the runoff round of Peru's presidential election. The confirmation sets the stage for the final contest to determine the country's next leader.
Left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo has narrowly taken the lead in Peru's presidential election runoff, though the race remains virtually tied with 94% of votes counted.
Peru’s transitional government said on Friday it has no plans “pending or scheduled” to grant presidential clemency, including pardons, one day after former president Pedro Castillo filed a request seeking such relief.