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Delays in Peru vote count: a month of speculation, suspicion and doubt

Peruvians who went to the polls this past Sunday to vote in the presidential runoff will not know who their president is until July. One month is how long the National Jury of Elections estimates it will take to review the 1,555 tallies that have been challenged, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. Two days after voting, uncertainty over a result that will be decided by about 25,000 votes between the leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez and the right-wing Keiko Fujimori is turning into weariness and allegations of fraud on the streets and social media.

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Supporters of Roberto Sánchez protest outside ONPE in Lima on Tuesday.
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