Right-wing Fujimori secures unbeatable lead in Peru presidential election
Right-wing Fujimori secures unbeatable lead in Peru presidential election
Wed, June 24, 2026 at 4:46 AM UTC
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LIMA, June 24 (Reuters) - Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori gained an insurmountable lead in Peru's presidential runoff late on Tuesday, setting her on track to assume the presidency.
Fujimori, a four-time presidential hopeful and the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, scraped a razor-thin lead ahead of leftist rival Roberto Sanchez with 50.11% of votes, a slim 43,386-vote lead. Just about 40,213 potential votes remain to be counted.
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The electoral authority has yet to declare a winner.
(Reporting by Marco Aquino, Alexander Villegas and Leon Ramirez; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
Source: “AOL Breaking”
