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Peru election chief resigns as vote count drags on
Piero Corvetto stepped down after logistical delays and fraud allegations slowed the tally, leaving officials to review contested ballots before a June runoff.
- On Tuesday, Piero Corvetto, head of the National Office of Electoral Processes , resigned amid growing pressure over long-delayed results from Peru's April 12 general election.
- The agency failed to deliver voting materials to more than a dozen centers in Lima, preventing more than 52,000 people from casting ballots on time and fueling election delays.
- With nearly 94% of ballots tallied, Keiko Fujimori holds about 17% of the vote, while Roberto Sanchez and Rafael Lopez Aliaga remain locked in a tight contest for second place.
- Peru's National Jury of Elections accepted Corvetto's resignation, setting a May 15 deadline to finalize the official count and identify candidates for the June 7 presidential runoff.
- Corvetto stated his departure was "necessary and unavoidable" to "generate more confidence" in the runoff, even as European Union election observers reported finding no evidence of fraud.
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Peru's electoral commission chief resigns over chaotic vote
The head of Peru's electoral body resigned from his post Tuesday, hours before he was scheduled to be questioned by prosecutors over the chaotic presidential vote earlier this month. Peruvians went to the polls on April 12 to choose their ninth president in a decade, with the election dominated by voter anger at a political establishment seen as corrupt. The election day was marred by major logistical problems in the capital Lima, which prevente…
Piero Corvetto resigns after problems in the delivery of electoral material and allegations of fraud. Director-General of the organ, Bernardo Pachas Serrano, will take office until the electoral process concludes.
El Mundo
14ymedio.comWith 94.1% of the records recorded, Fujimori receives 17% of the valid votes, while the second position will be defined between Sánchez, who has 12%, and López Aliaga, who reaches 11.9%, so far Read
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