'We will call for new elections,' Peru's conservative candidate says at protest

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Conservative presidential candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga said on Tuesday (April 14) he will wait to see the vote count results, but he said he will still call for new elections during a protest with supporters in front of the electoral authority in Lima.  The former Lima mayor said the national electoral tribunal should declare the entire process null and void after alleged irregularities, without providing any evidence.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:02Conservative presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga said he would wait for vote results but

00:08still demand for a rerun of the presidential election during a protest in Lima on Tuesday.

00:14He also urged authorities to annul the process over alleged irregularities,

00:19though no evidence was provided partial results showed right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori

00:47leading Peru's 2026 presidential race with about 16.8 percent of the vote ahead of Aliaga

00:54and Jorge Nieto. A European Union observer mission found no evidence of fraud despite allegations,

01:01though it noted logistical issues that prevented some from voting. With most ballots counted,

01:08a runoff is expected around June 7 pending official confirmation.

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