FILE PHOTO: Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Castillo addresses supporters from the headquarters of the "Free Peru" party, in Lima, Peru June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's electoral board said on Thursday it was working at top speed to check contested votes from the June 6 presidential election to be able to "promptly" declare the final results and end swirling tension and uncertainty.
Jorge Salas, president of the National Elections Jury, said in a message on Twitter that the organization's full staff would be working through the weekend to ensure the checking of contested votes was "expedited."
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