FILE PHOTO: Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori (C) arrives at a local beach to meet with supporters, in Lima, Peru July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's electoral authority on Monday named socialist Pedro Castillo as the country's next president, having officially won the June 6 runoff against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who accepted the result but said she had been cheated.
The official result had been delayed by appeals from Fujimori aimed at annulling some ballots over fraud accusations. She said she was nonetheless bound by law to recognize the ruling of the National Jury of Elections.
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