Peru’s Presidential Election Too Close to Call as Pedro Castillo Takes Lead

LIMA, Peru—Peru’s considerably-still left presidential applicant Pedro Castillo is in advance in a sample of ballots from Sunday’s presidential election in a vote that is continue to as well near to connect with, environment up the country for possibly days of nervous rigidity.

Mr. Castillo has fifty.two% support, pollster Ipsos claimed, compared to 49.8% for his appropriate-wing opponent Keiko Fujimori, amid increasing fears about social unrest following the deeply polarized marketing campaign involving candidates on the considerably finishes of Peru’s political spectrum.

Peru’s election company hasn’t introduced formal success. The sample of ballots, acknowledged as a brief rely, has a margin of error of 1 proportion stage, according to political scientists.

Mr. Castillo experienced previously on Sunday called on supporters to acquire to the streets to “be vigilant in the protection of democracy” right after an Ipsos exit poll confirmed Ms. Fujimori with fifty.three% support compared to 49.seven% for Mr. Castillo.

Ms. Fujimori called for the two camps to wait around for the formal success.