EU mission praises transparency in Peru's runoff but criticizes the slow count

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The EU election observation mission in Peru commended the transparency during the presidential runoff but criticized the slow counting process and noted instances of racism and discrimination during the campaign. Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez are nearly tied in the vote count with 96% completed.

The European Union (EU) election observation mission in Peru highlighted the order and transparency of Sunday's presidential runoff, though it criticized the slowness in proclaiming the results and warned of episodes of racism and discrimination during the campaign. The head of the mission, Italian MEP Annalisa Corrado, asked Peruvians to wait patiently, at a time when, with about 96% of the count completed, conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez remain in a technical tie.