Supporters of Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Castillo follow a newscast on the first results of a run-off election between Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, in Tacabamba, Peru June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo widened his lead against right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori in the country's presidential vote on Monday, but she said she will not concede yet and alleged "irregularities," although without showing much proof.
The official count https://www.resultadossep.eleccionesgenerales2021.pe/SEP2021/ResumenGeneral/10/T from Sunday's election showed outsider candidate Castillo with 50.3% and Fujimori on 49.7%, with around 95% of the vote counted. The leftist candidate had trailed overnight, but started to take the lion's share of ballots as the count progressed, on the back of a late surge of rural votes.
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