Elections in Peru: Pedro Castillo has come forward and …

The Peruvian candidate for the presidency of Peru, Pedro Castillo, then led the poll still in progress, obtaining 50.076% of the vote against the 49.924% obtained by the right-wing Keiko Fujimori, with 94.059% of the vote.

This latest report turns – in part – a result that had favored Keiko all morning, and confirms the trend that manifested as the count progressed, which narrowed the difference more and more.

Hours before the ONPE tally, an Ipsos exit poll gave Fujimori a 50.3% advantage over its rival’s 49.7%, but to add uncertainty, after a quick tally voices. The same poll gave the opposite result, with 50.2% for the rural teacher and 49.8% for the daughter of the imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori.

The quick tally, which has a 1% margin of error, “was never wrong” in Peruvian presidential elections, said Fernando Tuesta, former ONPE boss.

“The closest thing to the end result is the [conteo rápido] from Ipsos, ”Tuesta commented via Twitter.

That way, campaign, jungle and overseas votes can define Sunday’s presidential poll in Peru, adding political uncertainty to a country devastated by the pandemic and in recession.

Hours earlier, the first official vote by 42% of the polling stations had caused outbursts of jubilation in wealthy neighborhoods in Lima, such as Miraflores, where people stepped out of their house windows to celebrate Fujimori’s partial victory (in period for nearly six points).

Cries of “Long live Peru!”, “Keiko won!” echoed from buildings in the middle of deserted streets due to the nighttime curfew in effect due to the pandemic, an AFP journalist confirmed.

“These results were greeted with joy but, since the margin is so small, it is also essential to remain cautious, and I say this for all Peruvians,” Fujimori said last night in a brief statement at his command headquarters. countryside, in Lima.

The daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori said that “the campaign is over and it will be essential to build bridges and find spaces for dialogue between all political groups.

“When we look at the map of the exit point, what is shown are two big blocks, with citizens who all want a change, but with a different vision of the country” and “this change must be sought regardless of the winner, “he said. , as seen in the live broadcast of the Peruvian channel Panamericana TV.

Castillo, 51, reacted calmly to the partial examination and from his hometown of Cajamarca (north) warned: “we still have to count our votes, from the rural area”.