Sanchez warns he ‘will not recognise’ Fujimori victory in Peru election
Summary
Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez has rejected the recent election results that show Keiko Fujimori slightly ahead. He claims the vote count was manipulated, especially for votes cast abroad, and says he will not accept a Fujimori presidency.Key Facts
- The election run-off in Peru was between left-wing Roberto Sanchez and right-wing Keiko Fujimori.
- With over 99.7% of votes counted, Fujimori leads with 50.11%, and Sanchez has 49.89%.
- Sanchez alleges fraud, particularly in votes from Peruvians living overseas.
- Peru has around 2,506 polling stations abroad, with more than 1.2 million overseas voters.
- Election authorities recently stopped requiring overseas vote tally sheets to be scanned and digitized.
- Sanchez says this change made the vote count vulnerable to interference and wants overseas votes declared invalid.
- Fujimori called Sanchez’s fraud claims a desperate political move.
- Peru has had unstable politics with nine different presidents in the last decade and frequent fraud claims during elections.
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