Left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo has edged into the lead in a dramatic twist in Peru's presidential election.
With 94% of votes counted, Castillo overtook his right-wing rival, Keiko Fujimori, who is running for the presidency for the third time.
He has a lead of 0.1 percentage point, with just over 25,000 votes currently separating the two candidates.
They have both called for calm while the count is under way. This is Peru's most polarized election in recent history.
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