Leftist Holds Shaky Lead in Race for Peru Presidential Runoff
Leftist Roberto Sánchez is in second place by a razor-thin margin in the official vote count following Peru’s presidential election, as hundreds of thousands of challenged ballots must now be reviewed to confirm if he’ll advance to a June 7 runoff.
- Peru’s election chief steps down amid frustration over long vote count Al Jazeera —
- Peru’s election agency head resigns over disputed presidential vote AP News —
- Peru elections chief resigns as vote count continues nine days after poll Financial Times —
- Peru election chief resigns as vote count drags on The Straits Times —
- Mining investors jittery about politics in Peru as vote count drags on, analysts say The Straits Times —