Candidates battle for spots in Peru’s presidential runoff

With Keiko Fujimori's runoff spot secured, a razor-thin margin separates three contenders for the second slot, delaying final results. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Candidates battle for spots in Peru’s presidential runoff

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Two days after Peruvians cast their votes in a pivotal general election, the nation remains in suspense, awaiting official confirmation of which candidate will join conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in a June presidential runoff. While Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, has secured her place with a commanding lead, the race for the second spot is a statistical deadlock. The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) has processed over 99% of the votes, but the margin separating the next three contenders is so narrow that a final result cannot be declared, leaving the political future of a deeply divided country hanging in the balance. The unprecedented delay stems from a virtual three-way tie for second place. According to the latest official tally, left-wing teacher and union leader Pedro Castillo holds a fractional advantage, followed closely by center-right economist Hernando de Soto and right-wing populist Rafael López Aliaga. The gaps between them are measured in tenths of a percentage point, a situation that has triggered mandatory reviews of contested vote tallies and ensures the final count will not be known for several more days. This electoral cliffhanger underscores the profound fragmentation of the Peruvian electorate, with no single figure emerging as a clear consensus alternative to Fujimorismo. The election occurs at a moment of severe national crisis. Peru has been ravaged by one of the world's highest per-capita COVID-19 mortality rates and a devastating economic contraction exceeding 11% in 2020. The pandemic has laid bare systemic failures in healthcare and governance, fueling widespread public anger against the political establishment. This discontent was palpable at the polls, where voters rejected the traditional political class in favor of outsiders and ideological extremes, from Castillo's Marxist-inspired Peru Libre party to the conservative religious platform of López Aliaga. Keiko Fujimori's likely presence in the runoff marks a dramatic political resurrection. She has narrowly lost two previous presidential runoffs, in 2011 and 2016, and has spent 16 months in pre-trial detention on...

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