'No serious irregularities' in Peru run-off poll
The Organization of American Claims (OAS) says it has found no proof serious irregularities in Peru's tightly-fought presidential election.
But it also calls for "candidates never to be proclaimed winners until all of the challenges have been resolved".
Peru earlier finished counting the votes from last Sunday's run-off, but the official announcement might take days.
Leftist Pedro Castillo kept a lead of about 60,000 votes more than conservative Keiko Fujimori, who comes with claimed fraud.
Ms Fujimori - who hasn't provided detailed proof the alleged fraud - desires thousands of votes to come to be reviewed.
A good political novice, Mr Castillo has pledged to rewrite the constitution.
The principal school teacher was little known before winning the first round of the election, and campaigned on a promise to greatly help the indegent by introducing higher taxes on powerful mining firms in this copper-producing nation.
But right now there are fears his plans could destabilize the country's economy. Whoever wins will have a tough task ahead combining a polarized country of 32 million which includes viewed its economy crumble since it was strike hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
In line with the electoral body Onpe, Mr Castillo got 50.2% of the votes against 49.8% for Ms Fujimori. The final votes came from rural areas, where Mr Castillo is definitely well-known, and from embassies abroad, most of which visited his rival.
Ms Fujimori asked electoral authorities to examine 300,000 votes and nullify 200,000 others. It might take days before a decision on her requests, and potential appeals and reviews, are created. Only then your electoral tribunal will be able to officially declare successful.
On Twitter, Ms Fujimori, who's jogging for the presidency for the third period, said: "We'll continue steadily to defend the legitimate proper of millions of Peruvians before last vote."
Mr Castillo's party, Peru Libre, or Free Peru, says there is no evidence of fraud. Talking with supporters from a balcony in the administrative centre Lima, Mr Castillo called for reconciliation after a divisive election, saying: "The people have awakened."
