Peru election: Fujimori edges ahead but lead is narrow

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Partial results show right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has a narrow lead over left-wing Pedro Castillo in Peru’s presidential election.

With more than 75% of votes counted, Ms Fujimori had a lead of 3.9 percentage points over newcomer Pedro Castillo.

However many votes from rural areas are yet to be counted, and this is where Mr Castillo’s support base is.

This is Peru’s most polarised election in recent history, and both candidates have called for calm during the count.

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