Review of votes in Peru to resume as the country prepares for demonstrations | Election Issues

Assistants to President-elect Pedro Castillo and right-wing Keiko Fujimori take to the streets of Lima.

The turmoil in Peru’s hard-hitting party election is expected to resume after a new judge is sworn in on Saturday at a dispute resolution panel, as opposed to his opponents. Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori took to the streets of Lima in protest.

The left-wing coach and allied leader Castillo announced victory after securing 50.2% of the June 6 support – nearly 44,000 votes to right-wing Fujimori – according to the total number of votes cast.

But the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori said says voter fraud – although observers around the world say the election took place without major concern – and his party has called on the National Jury of Elections (JNE) to reconsider thousands of votes.

The country’s election was marred by violence this week after one of the four judges who reviewed the ballot papers withdrew from a dispute with other officials.

On Saturday, the judges vowed in their favor to reopen the case. “Elections cannot be canceled or blocked, especially in this region,” said JNE President Jorge Salas.

The Presidential election came amidst Peruvian political divisions, which are struggling to cope with the spread of COVID-19 disease and death, as well as economic damage.

Mariana Sanchez of Al Jazeera, who released a report from Lima, said supporters of Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo were holding demonstrations in the capital on Saturday evening.

“Things are not going well … It’s been 20 days [since the election] and there are no government outcomes, ”he said, adding that police were working to prevent divisions.

Castillo’s aides have been urging election officials to confirm the results, with Fujimori’s listeners saying the right-wing candidates say the vote was marred by fraud and want a thorough investigation, Sanchez said.

But he said the Fujimori camp did not provide any evidence to substantiate the allegations.

“All observers around the world who have come here – from the Organization of American States, Transparency International, the European Union, the US State department, Canada – have said that the elections have been free and fair,” Sanchez said.

As The controversy continues, the footage was leaked by a former madman who was very close to former President Alberto Fujimori, in a bid to launch a vote on behalf of Keiko Fujimori. The navy will search for calls from his prison camp.

“We are outraged that the prisoner is appearing at a very difficult time in our democratic life,” Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez told reporters on Saturday.

Peru’s new president is due to be sworn in on July 28, the country’s independence day.