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Fujimori edges ahead of Sánchez in Peru as expat ballots flip a razor-thin count
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In Peru's presidential runoff, conservative Keiko Fujimori has taken a narrow lead over leftist Roberto Sánchez with 98.2% of votes counted, ahead by fewer than 1,000 votes after international ballots from Peruvians abroad shifted the race.
Fujimori edges ahead of Sánchez in Peru as expat ballots flip a razor-thin count
Conservative Keiko Fujimori reclaimed first place on Wednesday night in Peru's presidential runoff, in a count being decided vote by vote that took a decisive turn with the arrival of ballots from Peruvians abroad. With 98.2% of the tally sheets processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Fujimori reached 50.002% against 49.999% for leftist Roberto Sánchez, a difference of fewer than a thousand votes. If the trend holds, the Fuerza Popular leader could become the country's fi
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