Pressure mounts on Peru’s election authorities amid presidential race delay
Summary
Peru’s vote count for the recent presidential election has been delayed due to logistical problems and disputed ballots. Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori leads, but no clear second-place candidate has emerged, delaying the June 7 run-off election. Pressure is rising on the head of Peru’s election authority amid accusations of errors and irregularities.Key Facts
- Peru held its presidential election on Sunday, but vote counting has been slow.
- Keiko Fujimori leads with about 17% of the vote and is expected to be in the run-off.
- Roberto Sanchez and Rafael Lopez Aliaga are close for second place, separated by about 13,000 votes.
- About 5% of ballots need special review due to missing information or errors.
- The head of Peru’s electoral authority, Piero Corvetto, faces calls to resign over the delays and alleged mistakes.
- Lopez Aliaga has accused the process of fraud and asked for counting to be stopped; Corvetto denies fraud allegations.
- Peru’s top electoral court has filed a criminal complaint against Corvetto for possible voting rights violations.
- Police found election materials discarded on a public road, but officials say those votes were already counted.
- European Union observers have found no evidence of fraud in the election.
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