Keiko Fujimori edges closer to winning Peru’s presidency

Keiko Fujimori is poised to become Peru’s next president after running her fourth consecutive campaign, according to figures published late Tuesday by the elections regulator after weeks of adjudicating disputed ballots.With 43,386 votes between Fujimori and leftist rival Roberto Sanchez, and no more than 39,300 votes in dispute, the conservative had enough of a margin to secure her lead. Fujimori had 50.1 per cent of the vote while Sanchez had 49.9 per cent with 99.8 per cent of ballots counted.More than 18 million Peruvians participated in the June 7 run-off. The electoral authority has yet to officially declare a winner and planned to do so in mid-July. Fujimori’s party, Fuerza Popular, said it would wait for the count to be completed before declaring victory.