Polling firm Ipsos said a quick count of 84.5 percent of sample ballots in Peru’s presidential election showed Pedro Pablo Kuczynski won 50.9 percent of votes compared to Keiko Fujimori’s 49.1 percent in Peru’s presidential election on Sunday (June 5).
Polling company GfK said Kuczynski likely won 51.5 percent of votes and Fujimori 48.5 percent with 77 percent of sample ballots counted.
Kuczynski waved to supporters gathered in Lima along with his wife Nancy Lange and his first and second vice presidential candidates, Martin Vizcarra and Mercedes Araoz.
Supporters chanted the candidates slogan “Up, up, PPK,” and “President PPK” as they felt optimistic official results, which are expected to begin coming in later on Sunday, would mirror the sample ballots.
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