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Peru Vote Still Unsettled as Fujimori Holds a Microscopic Lead

Thousands of contested actas are before JEE panels with appeals to the JNE that could push a final proclamation into mid‑July.

Overview

  • The national electoral body ONPE shows Keiko Fujimori slightly ahead with about 98.27% of actas processed, leaving the margin at roughly a few thousand votes.
  • Juntos por el Perú has filed large-scale nullity requests covering roughly 1,700 domestic mesas and about 600 abroad, a total near 2,300 actas that the JEE must review.
  • The main legal dispute centers on overseas actas where JP argues a change in procedure removed digital scans and delayed physical transfer, a claim the Foreign Ministry rejects by citing personeros, published consular posters and a 72‑hour custody window.
  • JEE panels have received about 1,579 observed actas, sent roughly 154 to recount and held only a few public audiencias so far, with unresolved appeals able to move up to the JNE for final rulings.
  • National leaders and legal experts urge calm, say there is no evidence of systemic fraud to date, and warn that institutional decisions on these actas will determine whether the result is accepted peacefully and when the transition can begin.