Fujimori and Castillo Confirmed as Peru Presidential Runoff Candidates
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.
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Peru presidential standoff confirmed after month-long vote count
The daughter of late former president Alberto Fujimori, Keiko Fujimori will stand against the leftwing Roberto Sanchez in the second round of Peru's presidential elections. Sanchez's place in the contest was confirmed by the country's national election board on May 17 after he gathered over 2 million votes. But his position in the contest is not without controversy. Sanchez was accused of financial crime by the public prosecutor's office and the ultraconservative Rafael Lopez Aliga, who came ...
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Read full article →Fujimori, Sanchez officially declared Peru’s runoff candidates
Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the late Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, is making her fourth bid for the presidency as a pro-business conservative candidate.
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