Peru on the brink of vote counting begins a long time ago | Election Issues

The presidential election in Peru came close to a knife Sunday night with unofficial numbers showing the elite and the carefree who were separated by a small razor.

Prospective counting of votes with a 1% incorrect vote puts the remaining Vice President Pedro Castillo, primary school teachers and novice politicians, ahead of 0.4 percent.

A previous study, with a serious error of 3% placed Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former prison president Alberto Fujimori, rising by 0.6 percent.

New fast-reading results have sparked the recent “win!” Celebrations. in Tacabamba, an Andesan town near the impoverished village where Castillo was born and raised, which is where he looks for results.

The intense competition can lead to uncertain days when government officials may begin to enter, and it could lead to confusion if disgruntled participants want to inquire about the results.

Castillo had summoned his followers to the streets after the investigation led to a protest against Fujimori.

“I urge our people to defend every vote,” Castillo wrote on Twitter. “I call on the people of Peru from all parts of the country to take to the streets peacefully and to be vigilant in defending democracy.”

President-elect Pedro Castillo uses a horn to speak to his supporters, from his party’s front office in the second election, in Tacabamba, Peru, Sunday, June 6, 2021 [Martin Mejia/ AP]

Speaking before a speedy reading via a megaphone from the balcony to the crowd in Tacabamba, Castillo asked for calm.

“We need to be smart, human and intelligent,” said a 51-year-old teacher who has promised to redistribute resources and rewrite the law. “What we have heard is not acceptable.”

Fujimori said he was upholding justice until the outcome of the government, and also called for “wise, patient and peaceful people in both parties, who voted and did not vote for us”.

Divided votes

Millions voted on Sunday to choose between the two candidates for the by-elections that divided voters into groups and constituencies.

Investigations until election day showed the death toll, with Fujimori, Castillo’s successor, pulling the strings to a halt at the end of the campaign.

Both have promised various measures to save Peru from the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The Andes is home to the world’s deadliest population, accounting for over 184,000 of the 33 million people. Two million Peruvians have also lost their jobs during the epidemic, with nearly a third of the population living in poverty, according to government figures.

Fujimori, 46, has pledged to pursue free trade and economic stability, while 51-year-old Castillo pledges to reform the country’s laws to strengthen state power, play a major share in the mining industry, and Peru is the world’s second-largest copper producer. all over the world.

In Lima, Mariana Sanchez of Al Jazeera said the first results of the exit sparked protests by Castillo supporters, who had gathered near the National Office of Electoral Process.

A local radio journalist was beaten at the scene, he said.

“Everyone is alert,” he said. “Castillo and Fujimori groups are very vigilant about the vote count. They are very fast and people are worried here.”

Earlier on Sunday, while voting in the Lima district of Surco, Fujimori noticed that a number of ballot papers had been found in the capital and in the country.

“We know that things have happened today. We hope that the electoral bodies will take action and that sanctions will be imposed, ”he said. “I also hope that our party leaders will be vigilant.”

He praised the “grandparents” who voted to vote against the second COVID-19 wave that is hitting the country and is slowly launching a vaccination campaign.

Castillo voted in a village in southern Peru’s Andes, with a group of supporters chanting: “Yes we can!”

Earlier he had warned of electoral fraud and said he would “be the first to call people” when he saw evidence of the game. After casting his vote, he told the majority of his supporters that he would respect the outcome, and hoped that the people of Peru would unite to support the winner.

“If we don’t agree, we can’t move the country forward,” Castillo said.

‘A place of quarreling in public’

In Lima, voters marched on bicycles, roller skates and pedestrians to avoid the overcrowded traffic that day.

One of the voters in Lima was Luis Pizango, who said to him, “transparency” is the key to a good election.

“Let Peru prosper for the benefit of all Peruvians,” he said.

In the polls, city dwellers and high-income earners have shown their love for Fujimori, while the rural poor give Castillo a stronghold.

Whoever wins will struggle to rule, however, as the Peruvian Congress is divided.

The free Peruvian Castillo is one of the largest parties, ahead of the powerful but powerful Fujimori faction.

“It will not be easy (for Fujimori) to disbelieve in his name and that of his family which is known in many sects. “They need to get rid of the markets as soon as possible and devise ways to reopen them,” scientist Jessica Smith told AFP, referring to a 25-year sentence handed down to Fujimori on anti-corruption and anti-corruption charges.

If Castillo succeeds, he should “include a parliament that would allow him to submit his prestigious program,” Smith said.

In any case, researcher Luis Pasarindico said that “it will take time for the water to stabilize because there are dangerous divisions and war conditions”.