Supporters of Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo hold candles near the National Office of Electoral Processes the day after a run-off presidential election, in Lima, Peru June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Liz Tasa
LIMA (Reuters) -Counting is nearly over in Peru's highly polarized election https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/socialist-castillo-holds-slim-lead-peru-presidential-vote-count-reaches-tense-2021-06-08.
With 96% of votes counted, socialist candidate Pedro Castillo is ahead of rightwing rival Keiko Fujimori by just 76,000 votes, or 0.44 percentage point.
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