Fujimori said on Monday that she would continue to wait for an official announcement from Peru’s National Jury of Elections (JNE) after the ONPE electoral authority finished a review of contested ballots. Al Jazeera reported.
We are getting closer and closer to embarking on a path of order and hope for all Peruvians,” Fujimori said in a social media post.
Fujimori, the daughter of the late former President Alberto Fujimori who was jailed for human rights abuses has pledged to “unite the country” after the final tally showed her beating leftist
JNE is scheduled to officially announce a winner on July 3, following a drawn-out vote count that has lasted for weeks.
But the results of the June 7 run-off are unlikely to bring an end to Peru’s years of political crisis, which have seen nine presidents take office in just 10 years before being voted out or removed from their post.
Sanchez has refused to recognise the results of the election, which he has said was marred by irregularities and fraud. He has not provided evidence for those claims, but has called for protests to “defend the vote” and said he will file a legal challenge to appeal the official proclamation.
rival Roberto Sanchez by 50.13 percent to his 49.86 percent, with 100 percent of the votes counted.
