12th June 2021

‘People have awakened’: Peru’s Castillo closes in on election win

Socialist Pedro Castillo was closing in on victory in Peru’s presidential election on Thursday, holding a slim lead of some 63,000 votes over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori, who has yet to concede and has...

Latin America / Elections

12th June 2021

Socialist Castillo clings on to tight lead in Peru election as count nears end

Peruvian socialist candidate Pedro Castillo held on to a narrow lead late on Tuesday in the country’s runoff presidential election, as tensions rose over contested ballots and accusations of fraud, which sparked protests outside...

Tagged: Fujimori

‘People have awakened’: Peru’s Castillo closes in on election win

Socialist Castillo clings on to tight lead in Peru election as count nears end