#PERU: Leftist Teacher Has Narrow Lead In Presidential Vote Tally

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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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#PERU: 22 Presidential Candidates Registered For April Election

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Peru will have a record of 22 presidential candidates for the April elections, among them Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, making her third attempt to win her father's old office, and also the ex-president Ollanta Humala, both of whom are in prison in the middle of a corruption investigation.

The National Elections Jury said all applicants were submitted electronically on the last day of registration the day before, due to restrictions caused by the coronavirus.

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#PERU: Protests After Court Orders Release Of Oppo Leader Fujimori From Prison

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Peru's Constitutional Tribunal has voted 4-3 to release opposition leader Keiko Fujimori from prison, sparking protests in capital Lima.

The daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori was jailed last year for money laundering and receiving illegal contributions from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

Her populist, conservative party,  Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) controlled parliament but had huge losses after Fujimori's 2018 conviction. It now holds 54 seats in the 130-member national parliament.

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#PERU: Opposition Leader Fujimori Ordered Back To Jail On Corruption Charges

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A court has granted prosecutors' request to detain former presidential candidate and congresswoman Keiko Fujimori for up to three years while she awaits a trial for corruption. Fujimori, who is the daughter of former Pres. Alberto Fujimori, was arrested Oct. 10th and charged with receiving illegal payments from a construction firm. She was later released due to a lack of evidence. Prosecutors resubmitted the evidence to court and she was arrested again, after arguing she was a flight risk.

In 2011, she launched a political party, Fuerza Popular ("Popular Force") with her father's supporters. The  party is now the largest in Peru and holds nearly half the seats in parliament. Fujimori has been defeated in two presidential elections, the latest, in 2016, coming within .25% of victory in a run-off.

In 2017, her party led an impeachment vote against Pres. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, which failed to come up with the necessary votes to remove him from office.

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#PERU: Daughter of Frmr. Pres. Fujimori Concedes After Losing Tight Pres. Election

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Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former president Alberto Fujimori, has conceded defeat to conservative Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru's presidential election. Kuczynski won just 50.1% of the vote. Fujimori vowed that her party, Fuerza Popular, would form a "responsible opposition." The margin of victory was 42,597 votes out of more than 17 million cast.