00:00Over to Peru's presidential elections.
00:03Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has claimed victory in the first round of polls,
00:08with around 50% of votes counted.
00:11Exit polls show her leading, but still short of the 50% needed to win outright.
00:20If no candidate crosses that threshold, the top two will head to a runoff on June 7.
00:26Far-right candidate Rafael Lopez-Aliaga is expected to secure the second spot.
00:31Around 27 million Peruvians cast their ballots over the weekend,
00:35in what would mark the country's ninth president in just a decade.
00:40But the process has not been smooth.
00:42Election authorities say some polling stations will reopen
00:45after about 63,000 voters were unable to cast their ballots due to shortages of materials.
00:52Amid claims of fraud, officials say the extension is necessary to protect the right to vote.
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