Castillo declares victory in Peruvian elections after all votes counted
Pedro Castillo removes his mask in order to speak a press conference at his campaign headquarters in Lima, Peru
LEFTIST candidate Pedro Castillo declared victory in the Peruvian presidential election run-off on Tuesday, after receiving a majority of the votes with all ballots now counted.
He called on the election authorities to “respect the popular will” after his rival, the right-winger Keiko Fujimori, cried foul with unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud.
“Tonight should not only be one of hullabaloo and joy, but of great responsibility,” he told supporters in the Peruvian capital, Lima.
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