00:00We are now with the information.
00:02Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes has begun releasing the official results of
00:07the presidential run-of-election.
00:09With 92% of the ballots counted, right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former
00:15dictator Alberto Fujimori, is in the lead with over 50% of the votes.
00:20Meanwhile, left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez of the Juntos para el Perú party has secured
00:25over 49%.
00:27The electoral authorities are continuing the process.
00:30The remaining ballots are urging citizens to remain calm and await official reports.
00:37Media outlets and observers are closely monitoring the elections as Peru determines its political
00:44future for the coming years.
00:53In this regard, the candidate Roberto Sánchez reaffirmed his commitment to unreserved respect
00:58for the official results issued by the electoral authority.
01:05We are committed to unreserved respect for the official results as will be the case from
01:11now on.
01:12We believe with great enthusiasm and hope that the time has now come to defend the vote, the
01:19vote for the rural communities, the rural vote, the vote for Peruvians, which through our representatives
01:24and our coordination support will be counted for lowest to highest.
01:32Now let's take a look at the candidates who will be facing off in the runoff.
01:36We begin with Roberto Sánchez Palomino, the presidential candidate for Juntos para el Perú
01:41party.
01:42Roberto Sánchez Palomino is a lawyer sitting congressman and former minister of foreign trade
01:47and tourism throughout Pedro Castillo's government.
01:50As the leading candidate for the left, his rise is largely explained by the support of the
01:56rural electorate, which is supported by former President Castillo.
02:00Palomino's agenda includes partnering Castillo and convening a constituent assembly to refund
02:05the state by means of a new constitution.
02:08According to some polls, he was poised to win on the first round in rural areas.
02:20We continue with Keiko Fujimori, whose daughter of former Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori is
02:26running for the presidency of the country for the Popular Force Party.
02:30This is the fourth time that the 49-year-old candidate enters the presidential race representing
02:36the nation's far right wing.
02:38Fujimori has mainly exercised power from Parliament, where her bloc has held a majority of seats
02:45during several governments.
02:47As a lawyer, she has promoted presidential vacancies and legislations that, according to
02:52her critics, have favoured big businesses, have granted impunity to criminal and corrupt sectors,
02:58and also have expanded the privileges of the political class.
03:02Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
03:05Thank you very much.
03:08Here we have a good time for a decision.
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