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Peru election: socialist Pedro Castillo claims victory ahead of official result
Alternate Reuters headline: Peru leftist Castillo claims election win as Fujimori fights result
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Source: Reuters
Peru election: socialist Pedro Castillo claims victory ahead of official result
Reuters
Wed 16 Jun 2021 01.51 BST
Peru’s socialist candidate Pedro Castillo has claimed victory in the presidential election after clinging on to a narrow lead as the lengthy vote count ended, although his rightwing rival has pledged to fight the result and has yet to concede.
Castillo ended the count 44,058 votes ahead of Keiko Fujimori, who has made allegations of fraud with little proof and has tried to get some votes annulled. The result of the ballot held on 6 June has not been formally announced by electoral authorities, but Castillo hailed the win on Twitter.
“A new time has begun,” Castillo wrote, alongside a picture of himself with arms raised, the word ‘President’ in large font and his campaign slogan: “No more poor in a rich country.”
He also updated his Twitter profile to include “President-elect of the Republic of Peru (2021-2026).”
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Reuters
Wed 16 Jun 2021 01.51 BST
Peru’s socialist candidate Pedro Castillo has claimed victory in the presidential election after clinging on to a narrow lead as the lengthy vote count ended, although his rightwing rival has pledged to fight the result and has yet to concede.
Castillo ended the count 44,058 votes ahead of Keiko Fujimori, who has made allegations of fraud with little proof and has tried to get some votes annulled. The result of the ballot held on 6 June has not been formally announced by electoral authorities, but Castillo hailed the win on Twitter.
“A new time has begun,” Castillo wrote, alongside a picture of himself with arms raised, the word ‘President’ in large font and his campaign slogan: “No more poor in a rich country.”
Link to tweet
He also updated his Twitter profile to include “President-elect of the Republic of Peru (2021-2026).”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/16/peru-election-socialist-pedro-castillo-claims-victory-ahead-of-official-result
