Leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez has taken a narrow lead over conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru's presidential runoff with 95% of votes counted, though overseas ballots—historically favoring the right—remain to be tallied.

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Leftist Roberto Sánchez moved ahead in the count of Peru's presidential runoff, in an election being decided vote by vote. With about 95% of the tally sheets processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Sánchez had around 50.1% of the vote, against 49.9% for conservative Keiko Fujimori, a lead of some 41,000 ballots. The result, however, is not final: the votes of Peruvians abroad, historically favorable to the right, have yet to be counted.