00:00Who's Peru's next president and when will the country know?
00:03Peruvians went to the polls Sunday to elect their new president in a contested runoff.
00:08So far, the official count shows leftist Roberto Sánchez
00:11and conservative rival Keiko Fujimori neck and neck,
00:15with the race remaining too close to call.
00:17And Peruvians may not know the winner for weeks.
00:20Peru, a politically turbulent nation, has cycled through four presidents in five years,
00:25even as its economy has outperformed many regional peers.
00:29Now at stake are two sharply different visions for Peru's future.
00:34Fujimori, one of Peru's most influential political figures,
00:37is running on tougher crime policies, stronger border controls, and pro-business economic measures.
00:43Sánchez is casting himself as the heir to former president Pedro Castillo,
00:48who has been in prison since attempting a power grab in 2022.
00:52He has pledged to pardon Castillo and revived efforts to rewrite Peru's constitution,
00:57giving the state a bigger role in the economy.
01:00But with the race still too close to call, the question remains.
01:04What direction will Peru choose and how long will it take to find out?
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