Election in Peru: Follow the final stretch of the count in real time

Peruvian authorities continue counting the second round of the presidential election, which was held on Sunday (8). The country faces a deep social division, which is reflected in a fierce struggle for power.

The count continues slowly this Monday (8). To date, 94.7% of the ballots have been counted.

Roberto Sánchez, on the left, appears with 50.082% of the votes, while Keiko Fujimori, on the right, has 49.918%. The difference between the two candidates is 29,147 votes.

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Political crisis
Analysts say the election reflects a deep crisis of political legitimacy. Peru will elect its ninth president in a decade after a series of leaders were removed from office or resigned amid corruption scandals. Four former presidents are currently in prison.

"This is an election without solid leadership, with great distrust in the electoral system", explained political analyst Jeffrey Radzinsky, noting that "the figure of the President of the Republic has lost weight in the collective imagination".

Urpi Torrado, CEO of polling firm Datum Internacional, said much of the voting is being driven by rejection rather than enthusiasm, with many Peruvians choosing between what they consider the least worst.

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"There are no defined prospects for any of the candidates", she analyzed.

Fujimori, running for president for the fourth time, campaigned on a hard-line anti-crime platform, evoking her late father's legacy.

Sánchez, political heir to former left-wing president Pedro Castillo, currently in prison, has moderated his economic reform proposals in an attempt to attract centrist voters and reassure investors.

Whoever is elected will inherit a fragmented Congress, rising crime rates and a nation where nearly half of citizens believe the next president will also not complete his five-year term.

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Source: CNN