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Keiko Fujimori leads the final count in Peru's presidential runoff after the country's ONPE electoral authority finished tallying 100% of the vote on Monday after weeks of reviewing contested ballots, Reuters reported.
The final tally shows the conservative Fujimori with a lead of 50.135%, or 9,223,396 votes, to leftist Roberto Sanchez's 49.865%, or 9,173,755 votes.
Fujimori welcomed the conclusion of the drawn-out vote count, and in a post on social media said she would "await the national electoral jury's announcement with great humility, prudence, and responsibility."
"We are getting closer and closer to embarking on a path of order and hope for all Peruvians," Fujimori said on X.
Fujimori, the daughter of late former President Alberto Fujimori who served a 16-year prison sentence for human rights abuses, had already achieved an unbeatable lead in the race last week after authorities spent weeks reviewing contested ballots from the June 7 runoff.
Sanchez's rhetoric disputing the results has also grown, with the leftist senator saying he will not recognize a Fujimori government and making accusations, without providing evidence, of electoral fraud in favor of Fujimori.