The conservative presidential hopeful for Peru, Keiko Fujimori, is consolidating herself as the winner in the second round of the general elections, after placing above her opponent, Roberto Sánchez, with a difference of more than 40,000 votes, according to 99.4% of the counted ballots.
In detail, Fujimori maintains a lead of 40,765 ballots over the left-wing candidate, having accumulated 9,162,319 votes so far (50.11%), compared to the 9,121,554 supports gathered by Sánchez, according to the official count by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
Despite this slight but firm distance, the daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) has not yet proclaimed herself the winner of this runoff, which represents her fourth attempt to reach the head of the Executive.
Meanwhile, Sánchez, presidential candidate for Juntos por el Perú, has called on his followers to participate in a march scheduled for this Friday, June 19, in the center of Lima. Sánchez himself is expected to lead the protest, which he has defined as a day "in defense of the popular vote" and has insisted that it will be "peaceful."
"Our people and we, in the most responsible and orderly manner, have called for peaceful mobilization that has begun with self-convocations in different regions. Today we join this formal call and call for this day of mobilization, within the framework of the law, democracy, and the constitutional right to peaceful protest, to be so," he stated to the media, the hopeful for the presidential seat.
In this same vein, Sánchez has reiterated his doubts about the vote cast by Peruvians abroad, alleging that the ballots and electoral documentation would not have been adequately protected and that the chain of custody would have been violated.
"Changing the rules of the game by relaxing them without regard for the chain of custody, with excessive delays in transport, not even in diplomatic or consular bags, but brought like any cargo... We demand respect, transparency," the leftist candidate emphasized, adding that "this process has not concluded."