UN human rights leader calls for ‘stability’ as Peru continues to look forward to voting results Election Issues

Presidential candidate left-wing Pedro Castillo is expected to win, but government results have not been announced.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Peruvians to “remain calm” as a result of the government’s actions highly polarized The ousting of the president is not expected to be released, one week after the vote in the Andes region.

In a statement Monday, Michelle Bachelet said she was “concerned that what should be a celebration of democracy is causing divisions, which are exacerbating the plight of the Peruvian people due to humanitarian crises”.

He also expressed concern that election officials were being harassed.

“If democratic laws are not enacted before, during and after elections, social cohesion could be undermined,” said Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Millions of Peruvians went to elections on June 6th a choice between Pedro Castillo’s co-ordinator and right-wing Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former prison president Alberto Fujimori.

The elections took place amidst Peruvian political divisions, which are struggling to cope with the country’s growing population COVID-19 disease and death, as well as the financial crisis associated with the epidemic.

Castillo is expected to win; Almost all the votes counted, were supported by 50.14% with the lowest lead of less than 50,000 votes on Fujimori.

He also called for fraud, did not provide any evidence to substantiate the allegations, and sought to have a majority of votes cast.

International observers say the election took place without serious flaws.

It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post, although Castillo has called for an immediate increase in the number of voters.

But the Peruvian Supreme Court (JNE), which resolves a dispute and declares a winner, also examines the tens of thousands of votes cast in 165 polling stations across the country – 151 of which are against Fujimori, and 14 of Castillo. This can take several days.

In the meantime, the people of Peru are looking forward to seeing the next president of the country take over the re-election. deep political divisions and a corona infection.

Magaly Roca, who was listening to a public census program at her corner store in Lima, the capital, said she voted for Castillo in the second round even though she was not eligible to vote.

“He’s been facing a lot of obstacles,” Roca told Reuters news agency, referring to Fujimori. “He always had a majority in Congress, he closed everything. That’s why we haven’t moved in the past. I don’t think he can judge.”

Carlos Gurmendi, a freight forwarder in the residential area, said he voted against Fujimori reluctantly. “I voted for the worst two crimes,” the 66-year-old said.

Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Locksmiths have been linked to more than a dozen people, and more and more people are agreeing to do so.