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Peruvian court sets May 15 deadline for counting votes in presidential race
Officials must review hundreds of challenged tally sheets before naming the two candidates advancing to the June 7 runoff, electoral authorities said.
- On Monday, Peru's electoral tribunal ordered the elections agency ONPE to finish counting votes and name the two runoff candidates by May 15, following reviews of challenged tally sheets from remote regions and overseas consulates.
- Irregularities plagued the April 12 election, forcing authorities to reopen voting stations in Lima, and hundreds of tally sheets have been challenged, complicating final certification before the June 7 runoff.
- Alleging "gigantic fraud" without evidence, Rafael Lopez Aliaga has challenged partial results, while a European Union mission reported logistical problems but found no signs of fraudulent counting after supporters rallied in Lima chanting "No to electoral fraud."
- With 93.5% of votes counted, conservative leader Keiko Fujimori leads and appears set for the June 7 runoff, though a razor-thin margin currently separates second-place candidate Roberto from third-place Aliaga.
- The winner will be Peru's ninth president in just 10 years, a pattern of political instability that underscores why a clear electoral outcome is crucial for the nation's stability.
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More than a week ago, on Sunday, April 12, the first round of the general elections in Peru began. In this round, the presidential candidates who will face in the second round, in addition to the deputies and senators of the re-established bicamerality in the Andean country, were elected. According to information from the Office of Electoral Processes of Peru (ONPE), Keiko Fujimori, candidate of Popular Force and daughter of Alberto Fujimori, re…
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Peruvian court sets May 15 deadline for counting votes in presidential race
Peru’s electoral tribunal has set a deadline for officials to finish counting votes and name the candidates advancing to the second round of the presidential election.
Peru’s Presidential Vote Count to Drag On Through Mid-May
Final results of Peru’s presidential election are set to be pushed back by weeks as electoral authorities settle as many as a million challenged ballots, leaving the Andean country on edge over which candidate will face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a June runoff.
LIMA.— The final results of the presidential election in Peru could take several weeks, as the electoral authorities must resolve up to a million contested votes, keeping the country in check about who will face conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori in the June ballot. The National Elections Jury (JNE), the highest electoral authority, began Monday to review the contested minutes, which represent about 6% of the votes cast on April 12. The offic…
The National Elections Jury (JNE) of Peru, the highest electoral body in the country, expects to have on May 15 the full results of the presidential elections held on April 12 and 13, considering that by that date it will have completed the review of the thousands of contested minutes, some of which are passing to a recount of votes, as confirmed this Monday by a spokesman. The legal coordinator of the cabinet of advisers of the JNE, Jorge Valdi…
The National Elections Jury (JNE) confirmed this Monday that the results of the election day will be available on May 15, the date set for candidates who advance the second round to have the time necessary to carry out their electoral campaign, participate in debates and present their proposals to the citizenry.During a press conference, Jorge Valdivia, spokesman of the electoral agency presented a review of the process of reviewing the records …
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