Around 98.215% of the votes counted, conservative Keiko Fujimori overtook the left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez and resumed the lead in the fierce dispute for the Presidency of Peru in the early hours of this Thursday (11), with a 651 vote difference between the two.
Movement between candidates occurs as the counting of votes abroad progresses. With the change, Fujimori has 50.002% of the votes while Sánchez appears with 49.998%, according to the ONPE (National Office of Electoral Processes) of Peru.
Pre-election polls showed the two candidates in a technical tie.
Votes have been being counted since Sunday (7), when the second round was held, but the final result could still take weeks to be announced.
As shown by CNNtwo of the main points that make it difficult to count votes in the country are: the way the election is carried out and the local geography, with mountainous terrain and jungles.
which requires ballots to be sent to specific centers to be counted. It is often necessary to use a boat to reach places in jungle areas or take trips with donkeys to regions without roads or trails.
Fujimori led the exit polls and the initial count, then Sánchez gained ground as votes from rural regions were counted.
The difference narrowed with the investigation of minutes from abroad, which favors the conservative one. Among Peruvian voters living in other countries, Keiko Fujimori appears with 63.429% of the votes against 36.571% for Roberto Sánchez and 94.495% of the votes counted.
