Vote in Peru: Fujimori asked Sagasti for an international audit and a proposal from Castillo reassured the markets

Keiko Fujimori on Monday asked Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti to request an international audit of the June 6 elections. to clarify complaints of “fraud” presented by your political organization. Meanwhile, amid expectations for results, the candidate Pedro Castillo, favorite to win the ballot, sent a proposal that brought peace to the markets.

In a letter to Sagasti, the right-wing candidate of Fuerza Popular insisted on requesting the audit of the Organization of American States (OAS), despite the fact that the electoral observation mission of that body has already confirmed the regularity of the elections, with the end of what “Determine whether the results reflect the popular will. “

The vote count of the second round gave the victory to the left candidate Pedro Castillo, but Fujimori maintains the fraudulent version, although appeals and challenges presented to electoral bodies and courts have so far been rejected.

No election observation body saw signs of ‘fraud’, while countries and institutions such as the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada have expressed confidence in the electoral system. Peruvian. and that the elections were free and fair.

In fact, the OAS itself assured Thursday that it had “verified” that the challenges to the ballot papers that Fujimori has promoted to annul some 200,000 votes in rural and peasant areas which overwhelmingly supported Castillo, are being carried out with “respect. of the law”. and the regulations in force ”.

The OAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), headed by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay Ruben ramirez, continues to continuously monitor the Peruvian electoral crisis since arriving in the country before election day.

Fujimori went to the government palace to file his request at the party table, accompanied by his vice presidential candidates Luis Galarreta and Patricia Juárez.

The daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) called for the revision of the voting records due to the “large number of irregularities” that her organization denounced and reminded Sagasti of its responsibility to “guarantee the transparent result elections. ”.

However, the Fuerza Popular candidate accused the National Election Jury (JNE) of showing “partiality” in resolving her party’s appeals, which have so far been dismissed for lack of evidence of their accusations. .

“We need to know the truth and we hope you will be able to fulfill this important mission”In addition to guaranteeing the “necessary legitimacy (for the next leader) to fulfill his responsibility,” Fujimori said in statements to reporters outside the government palace.

Last Saturday, a group of right-wing politicians allied with Fujimori called for an “urgent” meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, to present the “irregularities” which, according to him, existed during the elections of June 6.

In a note signed among others by Jorge del Castillo (former Prime Minister of Alan García), Lourdes Flores (legal adviser to Fujimori) or Adriana Tudela (elected Member of Parliament and daughter of Francisco Tudela, vice-president of Alberto Fujimori), the group calls for “Briefing” to show “latest findings” on alleged commission of “fraud” in Peruvian elections.

In this context of electoral uncertainty, Central Bank of Peru President Julio Velarde assesses Castillo’s proposal to remain in office, as confirmed Monday Pedro Francke, the economic adviser of the candidate, who awaits the official confirmation of the winner of the recent presidential election.

This announcement caused The Peruvian currency (the Sol) will close on a rise of 2.08%.

“Institutionality is the most important thing,” Francke told local radio Exitosa. “In a society we are all needed, in a government team we can all play a role.”

“But no one is essential, I think so, and in fact Julio Velarde himself said ‘well I’m a little tired, I’ll think about it.’ Well, we agreed to talk later when the proclamation Pedro Castillo’s official will be ready for a formal meeting, ”the adviser said.

Castillo told hundreds of his supporters on Saturday he hoped to ratify Velarde, a highly respected and recognized public servant in the financial world who has served since 2006, spending three periods in government.

Velarde, whose term ends alongside his five-year presidential term in July, heads a seven-member board of directors at the central bank. The government appoints four, including its president, and the others are appointed by Congress.

Castillo said when he launched the proposal that his engagement is maintain a balanced budget and improve the quality of public spending, promote investment and respect the independence and autonomy of the monetary body.

With information from EFE and Reuters

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