Fujimori edges toward Peruvian presidency as Sanchez calls for protests


FILE PHOTO: Conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori addresses the media in Lima, Peru, June 9, 2026. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque/File Photo

LIMA, June 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori was on track on Thursday to win Peru's ⁠presidency by a narrow but growing margin, with only 0.6% of votes ‌left to be reviewed, while leftist rival Roberto Sanchez called for protests after alleging irregularities at the electoral authority.

Fujimori, making her fourth bid for the presidency, held a lead of 39,115 votes in ​a count that has kept Peru on edge since ⁠the June 7 runoff.

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